[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Interesting, Gun Control 1957

Posted: 5/13/2009 2:31:41 PM EDT

Scroll through the streaming document to see.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2388191/GUNS-Magazine-September-1957

Posted: 5/13/2009 2:48:06 PM EDT

[#1]

holy crap. brand new USGI 1911, $42

Posted: 5/13/2009 2:50:24 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
holy crap. brand new USGI 1911, $42

Yep, and you could order it through the mail.
The good old days.

Posted: 5/13/2009 2:53:07 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

holy crap. brand new USGI 1911, $42

About $318 today (well last year) when adjusting for inflation

Posted: 5/13/2009 2:56:39 PM EDT

[#4]

Wow.. a $12 STEN... that and 100 rounds of '06 for $5?

The Judds' were on it with "Grandpa tell me 'bout the good ol' days"

Posted: 5/13/2009 2:59:32 PM EDT

[#5]

i didn't even make it past the ads before i got too depressed to continue reading, sorry OP

Posted: 5/13/2009 3:12:00 PM EDT

[#6]

That was really neat. Thanks for posting.

Posted: 5/13/2009 4:41:45 PM EDT

[#7]

Reason #8787 to build a Time machine