A Snail Drum Is Offered on Gunbroker for $1000~

cirelaw · 08-14-2014, 01:23 PM

I would question the price and condition! Any coments are appreciated especially with only a five word description from the seller!! Eric http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=429477632

DavidJayUden · 08-14-2014, 02:15 PM

Seems to me that the asking prices for snail drums has fallen over the last year or 2. Anyone else seeing that?
dju

cirelaw · 08-14-2014, 02:33 PM

I'll defer to our members who have been tracking them for years! Heres one from Bob Simpson http://www.simpsonltd.com/product_in...ducts_id=19837 A much nicer condition~~

spartacus38 · 08-14-2014, 03:25 PM

Very good price and condition and an inspection period.
Bob

lugerholsterrepair · 08-14-2014, 04:41 PM

Here's one from Bob Simpson ...Functional however the retaining nut for the handle has broken away. Also has a dent and is $500 more! I would call that pretty poor.

Drums in general, loaders too... have indeed dropped some in price. Two things come into play here..In my opinion the offering from Numrich Arms of the reproduction drum & loader has an effect. Secondly the economy is a little slower..especially for items in the $1,000 and up catagory. Like the stock market..there are bargains out there...you just have to have some ready cash!

The drum on GB like Eric says has a very short useless description. Pics are very poor. Does it have any spring tension? There are a few important questions that need an answer.

Now if you're looking for a smoking bargain..George Fortier just lowered the price on this AEG drum!

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=434769011

cirelaw · 08-14-2014, 05:11 PM

Jerry the one you referenced is SWEET! Tks for the comparison!!! Keeping them honest! PS whats the going price on dust covers. I've wondered why they label it a 'dust' covers and not dirt and mud covers. I don'd understand the use the word "dust" as I'm sure the weren't anywhere long enough to gather dust! I know typical lawyer stuff! Eric PS George must have a large closet! You both are artillery heros!

cirelaw · 08-14-2014, 05:55 PM

One more inquiry. How did we wind up with two models! Was the lever in the newer model the only difference? Which version is rarer? Which is more valuable! When did they cease production of either? When did the hand loader appear? When did they cease making them? Once you catch the artilllery bug you are hooked!!! Eric

lugerholsterrepair · 08-14-2014, 06:03 PM

Eric..You need to buy this book! George Anderson wrote a lot of it but he is not given credit.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LUGER-SNAIL-...item4625988f4d

cirelaw · 08-14-2014, 06:06 PM

Tks I will do that!! The old lawyer in me still loves to ask loads of questions! Eric

LU1900 · 08-14-2014, 06:44 PM

Yes Jerry , a very nice book in little price !!
We can see the six "bing" model and once "aeg"
I love it .

ithacaartist · 08-14-2014, 11:55 PM

Eric, this will save you about a dollar: http://www.amazon.com/Luger-Snail-Ot.../dp/1931464421

Curious... The used books start at $43.16...for a book that's $25.95 new? What am I missing?

LU1900 · 08-15-2014, 04:33 AM

Going to 78$ , looking for a sucker !!

08-14-2014, 01:23 PM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	A Snail Drum Is Offered on Gunbroker for $1000~ I would question the price and condition! Any coments are appreciated especially with only a five word description from the seller!! Eric http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=429477632

08-14-2014, 04:41 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	Here's one from Bob Simpson ...Functional however the retaining nut for the handle has broken away. Also has a dent and is $500 more! I would call that pretty poor. Drums in general, loaders too... have indeed dropped some in price. Two things come into play here..In my opinion the offering from Numrich Arms of the reproduction drum & loader has an effect. Secondly the economy is a little slower..especially for items in the $1,000 and up catagory. Like the stock market..there are bargains out there...you just have to have some ready cash! The drum on GB like Eric says has a very short useless description. Pics are very poor. Does it have any spring tension? There are a few important questions that need an answer. Now if you're looking for a smoking bargain..George Fortier just lowered the price on this AEG drum! http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=434769011 __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-14-2014, 05:55 PM	#7
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	One more inquiry. How did we wind up with two models! Was the lever in the newer model the only difference? Which version is rarer? Which is more valuable! When did they cease production of either? When did the hand loader appear? When did they cease making them? Once you catch the artilllery bug you are hooked!!! Eric Attached Thumbnails

08-14-2014, 06:03 PM	#8
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	Eric..You need to buy this book! George Anderson wrote a lot of it but he is not given credit. http://www.ebay.com/itm/LUGER-SNAIL-...item4625988f4d __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-14-2014, 06:44 PM	#10
LU1900 User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FRANCE Posts: 900 Thanks: 35 Thanked 461 Times in 193 Posts	Yes Jerry , a very nice book in little price !! We can see the six "bing" model and once "aeg" I love it . __________________ Best regards from France...Patrice https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2016/03/1...nd-snail-drum/

08-14-2014, 02:15 PM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Seems to me that the asking prices for snail drums has fallen over the last year or 2. Anyone else seeing that? dju

08-14-2014, 02:33 PM	#3
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I'll defer to our members who have been tracking them for years! Heres one from Bob Simpson http://www.simpsonltd.com/product_in...ducts_id=19837 A much nicer condition~~

08-14-2014, 03:25 PM	#4
spartacus38 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Lake Tahoe,CA. Posts: 695 Thanks: 0 Thanked 70 Times in 56 Posts	Very good price and condition and an inspection period. Bob

08-14-2014, 05:11 PM	#6
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Jerry the one you referenced is SWEET! Tks for the comparison!!! Keeping them honest! PS whats the going price on dust covers. I've wondered why they label it a 'dust' covers and not dirt and mud covers. I don'd understand the use the word "dust" as I'm sure the weren't anywhere long enough to gather dust! I know typical lawyer stuff! Eric PS George must have a large closet! You both are artillery heros!

08-14-2014, 06:06 PM	#9
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Tks I will do that!! The old lawyer in me still loves to ask loads of questions! Eric

08-14-2014, 11:55 PM	#11
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,283 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	Eric, this will save you about a dollar: http://www.amazon.com/Luger-Snail-Ot.../dp/1931464421 Curious... The used books start at $43.16...for a book that's $25.95 new? What am I missing? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

08-15-2014, 04:33 AM	#12
LU1900 User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FRANCE Posts: 900 Thanks: 35 Thanked 461 Times in 193 Posts	Going to 78$ , looking for a sucker !! __________________ Best regards from France...Patrice https://www.fichier-pdf.fr/2016/03/1...nd-snail-drum/