I'm just curious whether anyone has any information on a .22 cal single shot air pistol (when were they made, what were they used for, is it of value).
It was made by a company called something like "Benjamin Franklin Mfg" (I don't have it front of me). The barrel was about 8 or 9 inches in length, was rifled (looks about 1:9 or 1:10) and the barrel and the pump chamber underneath the barrel appear to be of brass construction. The grips were black, possibly plastic, possibly vulcanite. The trigger guard and handle straps are some inexpensive metal. It had a bolt action -- a grooved knob on the back of the bolt is pulled back to cock the trigger and then pushed forward and locked to "chamber" the pellet. The pump handle was a dark wood and had 4 or 5 grooves around it. It's a very pretty air gun with its brass barrel and pump.