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1 of a kind Camera Rifle

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 10:04 am
by FMIIW
I have a camera rifle that was made in the 50’s I believe. The camera itself is made by Bell & Howell and the whole contraption was designed and constructed by Oren Elger and Millard Huffman.
Here is an article on it from 2012, but it doesn’t say much. https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/72693-gaming-camera-takes-the-pain-out-of-shoo There is also a newspaper article that comes with the camera rifle from the 50’s that talks about it, you can find it online too but it requires a subscription to read it.
The closest thing I found to it recently sold for $350,000 but it was a prototype made by Leica.
If anyone could give me any info on the value of this, that would be great!
https://imgur.com/a/PJcZv

Re: 1 of a kind Camera Rifle

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 7:09 pm
by box86rowh
I found one that sold on ebay for $800 in 2011.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -204565559

Re: 1 of a kind Camera Rifle

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:15 pm
by Davoyles
Is it just mount for the camera, or are there internals inside the gun?
I'd also like to point out that it is hard to compete with Leica's prices, especially a prototype, so I wouldn't expect your camera to be able to compete in that price range. . . by a good margin even though it is a Bell & Howell.