Daisy started making the Red Ryder in 1939. I found a web page with an add for a 1940 Red Ryder. The price listed was $2.95.
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Typically the Red Ryder sells for around $30 - $35
Red Ryder BB Gun was created in 1938.
An original Red Ryder cost somewhere around $2.50 to $3.00. This would be a No. 111 model 40. The Red Ryder started production in 1939.
Red Ryder BB gun .
In unused original box condition it would be worth around $150
Red Ryder BB gun .
Please state the condition of the Daisy. The original model was the No. 111 model 40 made in 1940-41.
Ralphie says that he wanted the "Red Ryder BB Gun" 28 times.
--"Bluebook of airguns" list it at it's very best around $125
Piston and spring.
The classic Red Ryder is a BB gun that shoots metal .177 caliber BBs.
The red ryder no 111 was made from 1939 to 1971. Then it became the 1938 model from then on to today