Anybody here know anything about Benjamin Franklin Air Guns? A friend of mine has 2 he wants to get rid of. He doesn’t know much about them other than one ad he found online for $350. Any help or history would appreciated.

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I can only recall "Benjamin", not "Benjamin Franklin", but I could be wrong. $350.00 sounds like a lot, even for two guns, but I'm not up on prices. I got a new one in the early '60s, identical to the one in the photo on the left. Mine was in .22 caliber and I shot it a great deal for several years. I eventually lost interest in it and stopped shooting. It began to leak air from lack of use I suppose and I sent it back to the factory to be rebuilt around 1990, I think.

The pistols aren't nearly as powerful as the rifles. I sold mine during a moving sale about twenty or more years ago. Can't recall what I got for it. If I ever bought another Benjamin air gun, it would be a rifle; much more useful with a greater range.

Whether there is still a source of repair of these guns, I don't know.

Looking at online auction sites, it looks like around $90 each would be a fair price in used working condition with no box.

He has the 2 on left. The single one with crazy price was something he found online. I have zero knowledge of them.

Benjamin airguns. If in perfect operating condition worth maybe $90-100 each as shooters. If in excellent/unfired condition and with original box and paperwork is when you start to see prices like $300.

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Pisgah

You have one Benjamin 130 series pistol and the other is a Crossman 105. The 130's in good condition go between $150 to $200. The 105 I don't know but probably is similar. I own several of the Benjamins. Pic is of top to bottom, 130-BB, 137-177, and 132-22 cal.

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I have a Benjamin Franklin air pistol that I bought for $35.00 about 10-12 years ago. In fact less than 10 minutes ago I shot a pellet through it just to see of it works, it did.

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USMC 69-93 Combat Pistol Inst.

I had 2 friends that were brothers that had Benjamin air rifles and pistols. The pistols were single stroke cock using the barrel. The best bet would be to try and seek out an air rifle collectors site.

IMO, I can't see them being worth 25.00 each. Just my opinion

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Pete
I ain't no fortunate son

I knew someone here would know something! Unbelievable

Pete, am I supposed to take advice from a guy that can’t operate a coffee maker ?!?!?! LOL I couldn’t resist.

A point well taken

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Pete
I ain't no fortunate son

My FIL had a Benjamin Air-rifle.
I’ve popped a few pigeons with it up in the Wilds of Indiana.

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Just took pictures of mine. It is older that the others depicted. Mine has a pump that pulls out then pushes in and then twists to lock. I just looked it up in my "Blue Book Of Air Guns" and these were made from 1935-1941.

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USMC 69-93 Combat Pistol Inst.

This is the gun that I used 59 years ago to learn how to shoot. I practiced with it for almost one year before my dad bought me my first real gun a Ruger Standard.

I still have this gun and shot it as recently as last January. Mine has never been rebuilt but I did have it nickel plated.

I have seen a few of this model Benjamin at gun shows. The asking price was between $100 and $125 for used examples. I would guess that a new unfired gun would be worth twice the price.

I had one like the one on the left. It was a great shooter in .22 Cal. I don't remember what happened to it after the rear sight came off. That must have been 30 years ago. Wish they still made them like that.