BULLS EYE & SHARPSHOOTER

The Bulls Eye catapult air pistol was powered by elastic bands. An ingenious arrangement of a three-point traveling shot carrier produces fly-killing accuracy which has endeared these guns even to hard-core match shooters. ADD to refs: C.R. Suydam (1990) Amer. Soc. Arms Collectors 62: Spring. The Sharpshooter was introduced as a smaller version of the Bulls Eye circa 1938. The production of these models was moved to La Jolla, CA circa 1948, and the company name was changed to Bull´s Eye Mfg. Co. Average original condition specimens of most common Bulls Eye and Sharpshooter Models are typically priced in the $65-$125 range for unboxed models with short body, grip plates, and conventional-looking trigger guard. Early versions with a long body, sheet metal grip, and very thin trigger (which looks like a trigger guard) in original box sell in the $175-$200 range. Ref: AR 1 : 52-54, AR 2 : 54-57, AR4 : 31-39.