67stingray wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:16 pm
Very nice find, beautiful red eagle. Thanks for sharing and the chart and spreadsheet, very good consolidated information.
Bennett
Thanks Bennett!!
Yep, believe I now have my "1st Safe Queen Collectable"!!!
Special thanks to "jowdurt" for his very nice spreadsheet contribution!
Glad you find the spreadsheet useful. It puts the info in a logical, easy to read format. Of course I do give credit near the bottom to Chad for the great work he did in his book. I just needed a "one page cheat sheet" that I could carry with me when searching the gun shows and internet for Red Eagles.
That said, if anyone finds an error please let me know. I have kind of run out of columns and rows for more categories but the info in the individual squares can certainly be updated if better information is available.
Steve I also consolidate information into a more manageable form, really like the way you laid out the information and great source that Chad's book is.
Bennett
It was a fun, learning experience for me. The red stair step was a surprise and only needed one modified row (bolt color) to make it not miss a step. I have a few notes I need to incorporate in the next edition, but they are minor.
That is an absolutely beautiful Type 2!! Through the years have always considered the Type 4 as the rarest regular production red eagle but that thinking might have to go over to the Type 2 with only maybe 450 produced of the variety.
Original estimates of the Type 4 were at about 350 but later serial numbers keep showing up for that one, up to 97xx.
You definitely have a prize!!
Chet15
I believe I have a couple original boxes and possibly a couple early manuals for that gun. Send me a PM with your email if your interested in purchasing...