Blast from the past

[mikedubs]

Here's something to brighten your day.


Some of you might have firsthand experience of these prices

Nothing quite like 1000% inflation

[rondog]

What's the date on that? And the value of the dollar then vs. now?

[mikedubs]

Ad is from 1965.

Yes, the dollar is toilet paper now compared to its 1965 value.

[rondog]

I was 9 y.o. then, wish my dad had picked up a few things like that. But all he wanted was a shotgun for birds and an elk rifle, he wasn't into fun shooting. Depression-era waste not/want not mentality I guess.

[BPTactical]

I bought a NIB HK91 with all the accesories for $699.00 in 80 or so.......

[ray1970]

I bought a NIB HK91 with all the accesories for $699.00 in 80 or so.......

Sheesh. I pad double that for my HK91in 1993.

Of course I sold it for more than double what I paid for it sometime in 1995.

[wctriumph]

I remember those adverts, I was 10 that year and even into my late teens they could be had inexpensively.

Where are they now? Where did they all go?

[SAnd]

I inherited a Sear Roebuck and Co. Cataloger No. 112 from my Dad. That dates out to 1902 or '03. I've always wanted to get a gun that is advertised in that catalog. I need to quit procrastinating and put in on my priority list.

The inflation calculator I usually use says that a 1965 dollar is worth $7.36 today. That means the Walther is now worth about $295.

Thanks for posting that advertisement. I enjoy seeing the past.

[Squeeze]

I bought a NIB HK91 with all the accesories for $699.00 in 80 or so.......

Yep, I talked my dad into buying one of those when I was a youngster. I worked my arse off on several different farms to help pay him back for it. One of 2 guns I ever regret selling. Of course I got quite a pretty penny for it, but still miss the hell out of that sweet shooter.

[brokenscout]

I liked SKS's for $80 in 2005