I remember my dad's firearms magazines and the adds in the back. Pre-JFK, no FFL required.
Happy Thanksgiving all!
Happy Thanksgiving all!
...and we tought prices were good 5 years ago...
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thomfantomas
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i tough i saw a putty tack
Tracks the gold price, I believe....
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bob finger
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I remember buying a Mk4 #1 Enfield from that ad, or one just like it. I wanted the jungle carbine but $25 was more than I had to spend. I got lucky as it was Canadian (Long Branch) made and likely never issued to a troop. Similar ads sold 7x57 mauser barreled actions for I think $10 each.
My first ever new rifle purchase was a Marlin 80c .22 I ordered from the JC Penny catalog. Rode my bike to town to pick it up at the store and carry it home. I was maybe 13 at the time. Wish I still had it. Had some of the prettiest walnut I've ever seen on a factory .22 rf.
My wife owns a .30 M1 Carbine stamped RockOla on all major parts. Her dad paid $15 for it through the NRA in the early/mid 50's. Thanks for the memory. bob
My first ever new rifle purchase was a Marlin 80c .22 I ordered from the JC Penny catalog. Rode my bike to town to pick it up at the store and carry it home. I was maybe 13 at the time. Wish I still had it. Had some of the prettiest walnut I've ever seen on a factory .22 rf.
My wife owns a .30 M1 Carbine stamped RockOla on all major parts. Her dad paid $15 for it through the NRA in the early/mid 50's. Thanks for the memory. bob
Put me down for 100 Johnson's. That doesn't sound right, but I'll still take them.
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MilsurpDan
Ultimate Member
I got a kick out of the "Italian 70VV Sniper Rifles". HA! Those Vetterli conversions are almost the farthest thing from a sniper rifle
Even with inflation, those were GREAT prices.
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
Machodoc
Old Guy
Yeah, but state minimum wage then was about $0.97 per hour.
5.56blaster
Ultimate Member
I'll take 50 sets of boobs! You can keep your Johnsons. Something wrong with your current Johnson?
ken792
Ultimate Member
It would be nice if a Johnson rifle was only worth six M91 Mosins or two M1917s.
buellsfurn
Ultimate Member
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Hawkeye
The Leatherstocking
- Jan 29, 2009
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Don't forget inflation, though:
That $24.95 Enfield Jungle Carbine (assuming this is 1960 dollars) would be $203.75 today.
Still a great deal at maybe less than half of what they cost today, but it's not like it would have been $25 of today's dollars.
That $24.95 Enfield Jungle Carbine (assuming this is 1960 dollars) would be $203.75 today.
Still a great deal at maybe less than half of what they cost today, but it's not like it would have been $25 of today's dollars.
Oddway Otts
Active Member
Ouch! That ad brings back a painful memory. I bought mail order, an "unissued" Enfield Mark III from Ye Old Hunter from an ad like that. The stock seemed a little short for me, so I SENT IT BACK! I'd forgotten about that. God, I was stupid when I was younger. But I either got a lot better or I've forgotten a lot of other things, too.
Especially since (as you probably know) Enfield stocks came in three different lengths.
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