Bought Two Vintage Daisy Air rifles!

A buddy of mine on the Facebook air gun groups wanted to sell me 2 vintage Daisy's. He said they needed my touch and were basically in good shape. Just needed a lil TLC. Never got pics of'em, no description. And since the ID thief got me the beginning of last November, no Paypal etc either. So, I decided to take a chance and mail a MO to Utah for $75 and waited. The first is a Daisy Eagle model 98, with a date code at the beginning of the serial number of, " L091". Denoting a build date of November 9, 1961! Missing the vertical butt stock screw and horizontal mount nut. But shoots strong. Nice vintage rifle with the fancy Euro-style fore stock. It also has the bronze sling swivel on the butt stock & swivel mount in front of the fore stock. The next is a Red Rider Carbine NO111 model 40. With plastic stocks and aluminum lever, it was built 1953-54. Looks like receiver screws missing, and trigger is disconnected. But serviceable. Need to find/build a floor rack for them. They'll go nicely with the Daisy model 104 I also have.

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Thank you. I just had to share a couple cool vintage Daisy's I've been keeping an eye out for! Now to find the missing screws and such? I also have the " Daisy Boy" poster from the Daisy Museum Shop where he's holding the earlier, 1940's wood stocked version of the NO111 Model 40. He died a couple years ago. Depicted on the right side of the butt stock on the model 98.

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A little update! I found a reproduction cleated leather sling like the Daisy original on eBay. Very good repro with the same grain on the leather and authentic cleats on this 2-part sling. mounted it on the Eagle model 98.

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Seen here in the modular floor rack I found on Amazon...

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I found the missing rear peep sight and lock nut for the Target special (1/67) at JG Airguns. The front sight inserts on eBay. It has the original cleated leather sling in VGC installed too!

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But the Red Rider Carbine No111 model 40 (1953-54) is missing a couple screws in the receiver I can't find so far?

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