Cheaper Than Dirt's
Armchair Gun Show
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Last update 02/02/2009
from Cheaper Than Dirt
Great reference info!
from Cheaper Than Dirt
Informative articles on gun collecting, firearms identification, collectable guns, firearms values, etc. Includes:
Standard Catalog of S&W
by Jim Supica & Richard Nahas
available at major bookstores & amazon.com
Supica radio interview
now online -
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since 2/20/06 server change
AVG. VISITS PER DAY:
Jam. 2008 - 4,073 (89,315 hits / day)
Jan. 2007 - 4,119 (97,725 hits / day)
Jan. 2006 - 4,952 (110,798 hits / day)
Nov. 2005 - 4,322
Sept. 2005 - 3,194
July 2005 - 2,939
May 2005 - 2,587
(avg. 54,863 hits/day)
March 2005 - 3,673
(avg. 70,103 hits/day)
Jan. 2005 - 3,431
Nov. 2004 - 3,189
Aug. 2004 - 2,729
May 2004 - 2,535
Mar. 2004 - 3,012
Dec. 2004 - 2,768
Sep. 2003 - 2,521
Jun. 2003 - 2,074
auction website, ArmsBid.com:
Nov. 2007 - 1,899 visits/day - 239,350 hits/day
Apr. 2007 - 1,106 visits/day - 106,666 hits/day
Oct. 2006 - 925 visits/day - 96,061 hits/day
Apr. 2006 - 845 visits/day - 67,636 hits/day
in Top 100 Gun Sites
SAMPLE GOOGLE RANKINGS
earned ranking, not sponsored links
as of Feb, 2008:
RANKED #1 for - Antique guns for sale, Collectable guns for sale, gun values, gun collector, we buy guns, guns wanted,
#2 for - Antique firearms for sale, collectible guns, old guns, Historic firearms, Colt Single Action Army, auto-pistols for sale,
#3 for - Collectible firearms for sale, Winchester lever action rifles, flintlocks for sale, revolvers for sale,
#4 for -Collectible firearms, Smith and Wesson for sale
#5 for - Antique firearms, Springfield trapdoor, Winchesters for sale,
#6 for - Engraved guns, rifles for sale
#7 for -
#8 for - Antique guns, shotguns for sale,
#9 for - Colt auto,
#12 for - Guns for sale, pistols for sale, sell guns,
#15 for - auto-pistols
#16 for - Firearms for sale
ARMSBID.COM, our auction site rankings:
#2 - Live gun auction, live firearms auction
#6 - Firearms auction
#8 - Gun auction
Among outfits actually conducting on-site live gun auctions, ArmsBid.com is the highest ranked site in all these catagories. The others are online auctions.
ArmchairGunShow.com as of October, 2005:
RANKED #1 for -- Antique guns for sale, Collectable guns, Gun values, Winchester lever action rifles, flintlock for sale, engraved guns, revolvers for sale.
RANKED #2 for -- Antique guns, We buy guns, Firearms for sale, Antique firearms, Old guns, Collectible firearms, Historic guns, Springfield Trapdoor, Colt Single Action Army, pistols for sale,
RANKED #3 for -- Rifles for sale.
RANKED #4 for -- Guns for sale, Sell guns, Winchesters for sale
RANKED #5 for -- Shotguns for sale, Smith and Wesson for sale, Auto pistol.
OTHER RANKINGS:
Guns wanted - #6
Handguns for sale - #7
Colt revolvers - #7
Gun info - #10
As of Oct. 17, 2005, ArmchairGunShow.com
has the HIGHEST TRUST-GAUGE RATING of all firearms retailers on the
internet, according to
ranking.com .
not working 9/06
Info on collectable firearms
ARMCHAIR GUN SHOW & OLD TOWN STATION NEWS:
CHEAPER THAN DIRT ACQUIRES ARMCHAIRGUNSHOW.COM - America's Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter will be running ArmchairGunShow.com, the top internet site for information on antique, collector, and old guns. Check back for new developments, and visit www.cheaperthandirt.com for the best bargains in quality firearms accessories & related items. Click here to order free catalog.
SUPICA HEADING NATIONAL FIREARMS MUSEUM - Jim Supica, Old Town Station, Ltd., former President & founder, and originator of ArmchairGunShow.com, has accepted a position as Director of the NRA's National Firearms Museum in Fairfax VA, effective Oct. 1, 2008. The Museum is located at NRA Headquarters in Fairfax Virginia, and is open daily 9:30 to 5 pm (open late Saturday until 7 pm). See some of the NFM's great guns & check out upcoming Museum events at www.NationalFirearmsMuseum.com.
NFM & NRA breaking news at www.NRAblog.com:
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All National Firearms Museum NRAblog posts: Including Senior Curators Doug Wicklund & Phil Schreier; the famous Parker Invincible shotguns; SHOT Show & SCI events; special Guns West exhibit; Hollywood firearms
THE FUTURE OF OLD TOWN STATION - Old Town Station, Ltd., has been acquired by Jim's auction partner in Kull & Supica Firearms Auctions, Dan Kull, Kull Auction & Real Estate Co. Inc., Topeka KS. Dan is now accepting firearm consignments for the Kull's Old Town Station 2009 Auctions. See the auction listings & bid at www.ArmsBid.com Contact him at Dan@KullAuction.com or call Kull Auction at 785-862-8800.
FIREARMS LIQUIDATION AUCTION - The firearms inventory of the old ArmchairGunShow.com, and the Old Town Station Dispatch mail order catalog, was sold at the Kull's Old Town Station Nov. 20, 21, & 22 firearms auction in Topeka. See www.ArmsBid.com for results.
THANK YOU TO OUR CUSTOMERS, SUBSCRIBERS, and FRIENDS! I'm grateful to the many great fellow gun enthusiasts I've met in person, through correspondence, and online, whose patronage has enabled Eve & me to make our livelihood doing what we loved, raising our three sons, all of whom helped in the business, and getting them off to college. I'm grateful to Jennifer who has managed the OTS sales & made friends of our customers with grace, expertise and good humor. I'm grateful to the good folks at Kull Auction for turning our occasional firearms auctions into a regularly scheduled and professional national level operation. I'm grateful to NRA for hiring me to do the only job I could love more than my current one. And I'm especially grateful to Eve for her love and support, and the willingness of a life long Kansas Girl to move "back east" so I can take the museum gig.
Thank you all! - Jim
Guns on this site may be available for a limited time
during September for direct purchase before
they are committed to the Nov. 20, 21 & 22 auction.
If interested, contact Jennifer, 9-4 Central weekdays, 913-492-3000
to confirm availability & order.
NOTE - Sorry, but we have not had time to update the for sale listings on this site to eliminate items that have been sold. You need to confirm availability of guns you want to order. Thanks for your patience & understanding!
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GALLERY OF GUNS RECENTLY SOLD through Old Town Station & ArmchairGunShow. |
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ANTIQUE HANDGUNS for sale Flintlock and cap & ball
Flintlock & percussion pistols Remington & other cap & ball revolvers Colt, Rem. & other cartridge conversions
Sixguns! - CARTRIDGE REVOLVERS for sale Large frame top-break revolver, including: Americans, Russian Models, Schofields, New Model Number Threes, 44 DA's (Peacemakers, Frontier SixShooters, Bisleys, etc) Colt 1877 & 1878 Double Actions (Thunderers & Lightnings) Remington, Merwin Hulbert, British, Misc. Other early large frame cartridge handguns (including early British & European cartridge handguns & pinfires)
EARLY DERRINGERS & POCKET PISTOLS Derringers & single shot pistols Misc. single action pocket revolvers Double action pocket revolvers (Smith & Wesson, Iver Johnson, Harrington & Richardson)
REVOLVERS FOR SALE Smith & Wesson, early hand ejectors New listings - Great S&W Collection! Smith and Wesson, modern revolvers
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MISC - blades, repro guns, etc.
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SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOLS for sale Lugers, Colt 1911s, etc. Some post-war. --------------------------------------------- Guns actually used in Hollywood movies. -------------------------------------------------------------------
ANTIQUE LONG GUNS FOR SALE Flintlock muzzle-loading muskets also matchlocks, other early smokepoles Kentucky rifles, plains rifles, muzzleloaders, includes Civil War carbines & early breechloaders
EARLY CARTRIDGE RIFLES for sale U.S. Springfield Trapdoor rifles Winchester High Walls, more . . . including lever action Winchesters, etc. Rare "engraved like one of on thousand" 1873!
Rifles & Shotguns for sale Bolt action, semi-auto, etc. Rare Winchester 53 Musket! 1890s -present, U.S. & foreign, bolt & semi-auto Rare MC58 Marine Garand .22 Trainer! side by side, over-under, pump & semi-autos
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FORMER MISSION STATEMENT - This website was the home page of Old Town Station, Ltd., listing antique guns & collectable firearms of all types for sale to gun collectors, firearms enthusiasts, and history buffs. As a full time collectible and antique gun dealer, we buy guns and sell guns, and trade firearms. Our main business is our mail order catalog of guns for sale, and this website is our online gun shop where we buy and sell firearms. Here we also have informative articles on firearms identification, gun values, & other aspects of gun collecting and historical weaponry. All sales are made only in compliance with firearms laws and the terms listed on this site.
We want to buy old guns or entire gun collections. All types of collector firearms bought & sold. Specialties include Smith & Wessons of all eras, guns of the Old West, American antique firearms, unusual guns. Top dollar paid for rare, historical or engraved S&W Model 3's, and serial number one guns for personal collection.
All shipments of modern guns must go to FFL licensees. Purchases of Curio & Relic firearms by licensed C&R firearms collectors are welcome. Non-FFL licensees may buy modern guns from us by arranging transfer to a local FFL gun shop in their home state.