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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:16:17 AM EDT
EDIT: Added links to more pages at the bottom of this post
To keep page loading time to a minimum, I won't continue to post the images here. Just the links. Grandfather passed away a few months ago. While boxing up some stuff, we found some really old books. One was a 1914 edition of a New York Sporting Goods mail order catalog. It belonged to my great-great-grandfather. Here are two pages I scanned from it. Remember, it used to be legal to mail order firearms direct to you. Check out the prices. PAGE 166 shows a .25 caliber colt automatic. My great-great-grandfather ordered it from this catalog. My great grandfather inherited it, and when he passed my dad inherited it. I've shot it once. 
per requests, I started scanning and uploading pages beginning with the first page of the firearm section. It is a little sporadic, going from guns, to cabinets, to guns, to game cleaning, to guns....... I'll be adding them as I can get them uploaded. Pages 118 through 225 seem relevant to our interests. I find it interesting how a Colt pistol sells for $22.00, but some shotguns listed sell for more than $500. I'd love to know what those shotguns are worth today. PAGE 118 PAGE 119 PAGE 120 PAGE 121 PAGE 122 PAGE 123 PAGE 124 PAGE 125 PAGE 126 PAGE 127 PAGE 128 PAGE 129 PAGE 130 PAGE 131 PAGE 132 PAGE 133 PAGE 134 PAGE 135 PAGE 136 PAGE 137 PAGE 138 PAGE 139 PAGE 140 PAGE 141 PAGE 142 PAGE 143 PAGE 144 PAGE 145 PAGE 146 PAGE 147 PAGE 148 PAGE 149 PAGE 150 PAGE 151 PAGE 152 PAGE 153 PAGE 154 PAGE 155 PAGE 156 PAGE 157 PAGE 158 PAGE 159 PAGE 160 PAGE 161 PAGE 162 PAGE 163 PAGE 164 PAGE 165 PAGE 166 PAGE 167 PAGE 168 PAGE 169 PAGE 170 PAGE 171 PAGE 172 PAGE 173 PAGE 174 PAGE 175 PAGE 176 PAGE 177 PAGE 178 PAGE 179 PAGE 180 PAGE 181 PAGE 182 PAGE 183 PAGE 184 PAGE 185 PAGE 186 PAGE 187 PAGE 188 PAGE 189 PAGE 190 PAGE 191 PAGE 192 PAGE 193 PAGE 194 PAGE 195 PAGE 196 PAGE 197 PAGE 198 PAGE 199 PAGE 200 PAGE 201 PAGE 202 PAGE 203 PAGE 204 PAGE 205 PAGE 206 PAGE 207 PAGE 208 PAGE 209 PAGE 210 PAGE 211 PAGE 212 PAGE 213 PAGE 214 PAGE 215 PAGE 216 PAGE 217 PAGE 218 PAGE 219 PAGE 220 PAGE 221 PAGE 222 PAGE 223 PAGE 224 PAGE 225 |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:18:53 AM EDT
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I'll take ten 1911's......20 Lugers...........50 extra Luger mags.............and 10,00 rounds of ammo.
How much is shipping?  .
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:19:19 AM EDT
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22 dollars for a 1911.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:20:06 AM EDT
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It must have been nice to experience freedom.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:22:31 AM EDT
[#4]
Very cool. Great prices also.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:22:42 AM EDT
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22 dollars for a 1911. In 1914, that was about a week's pay. What can you buy on a week's pay today? |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:22:43 AM EDT
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Wow!
I wish it was like that now, only I bet 22.00 would have been a lot of money back then |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:22:50 AM EDT
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Hmm compensating for inflation i see 1911s and Lugers at around 500$
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:24:17 AM EDT
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I'll take a couple Lugers for $23.50 each please.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:24:24 AM EDT
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I want the Luger its powerful enough to take large game!!!
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:25:23 AM EDT
[#10]
Does the catalog have any of the following:
-BAR -Thompson SMG -Beltfed MG I'd love to see pictures and prices 
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:26:25 AM EDT
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$22 is a lot of money when you make $100 a month.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:27:24 AM EDT
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22 dollars for a 1911. In 1914, that was about a week's pay. What can you buy on a week's pay today? My Sig 1911 cost me ~ $1,100 out the door... About a weeks pay. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:27:53 AM EDT
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I want the Luger its powerful enough to take large game!!! Don't forget the "1,900yd range". |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:28:13 AM EDT
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Does the catalog have any of the following: -BAR -Thompson SMG -Beltfed MG I'd love to see pictures and prices
In 1914, the Thompson and BAR didn't exist. The only real MG were big bastards like the Maxim. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:28:17 AM EDT
[#15]
Pretty cool.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:28:18 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Does the catalog have any of the following: -BAR -Thompson SMG -Beltfed MG I'd love to see pictures and prices
I've been tearing the house apart. I KNOW I saw a similar catalog that wasn't quite as old. It did have full-auto Thompsons in it. I suspect my grandfather threw it away years ago when he moved in. My parents are keeping their eyes open though. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:28:52 AM EDT
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Quoted: I'll take ten 1911's......20 Lugers...........50 extra Luger mags.............and 10,00 rounds of ammo. How much is shipping? .Sucker I'd sell my house and cash out the 401k max out the credit cards and then sell it all for 900,000% profit on GON and retire... |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:29:09 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: 22 dollars for a 1911. In 1914, that was about a week's pay. What can you buy on a week's pay today? Depends on the week |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:29:51 AM EDT
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Can I order ten 1911s?
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:30:15 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Does the catalog have any of the following: -BAR -Thompson SMG -Beltfed MG I'd love to see pictures and prices
1914 is too early for the BAR and the Thompson to have been invented. Belt Feds were made, but I don't think Sears sold them. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:30:59 AM EDT
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22 dollars for a 1911. In 1914, that was about a week's pay. What can you buy on a week's pay today? My Sig 1911 cost me ~ $1,100 out the door... About a weeks pay. What I found interesting is the ratio of magazine price to pistol price. It's really pretty close to what they are today. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:31:05 AM EDT
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9mm range = 1600 yds?
WOW!
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:31:10 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:31:21 AM EDT
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$22 in 1914 is equivalent to just about $500 now.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:32:58 AM EDT
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22 dollars for a 1911. In 1914, that was about a week's pay. What can you buy on a week's pay today? Depends on the week
Also depends on how many hookers I drive by on the way home
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:35:21 AM EDT
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Wow! I wish it was like that now, only I bet 22.00 would have been a lot of money back then You could buy a new car for $800 by comparison. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:36:08 AM EDT
[#27]
Its kinda' funny to see those being sold from a company out of NEW YORK!
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:40:59 AM EDT
[#28]
I think those Savage auto pistols are friggin sweet. I'd like to pick one up if i get the chance.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:42:11 AM EDT
[#29]
luger range 1900 yards?
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:42:39 AM EDT
[#30]
Average salary in 1914 was ~$630 a year, or ~$52.50 a month.
A 1911 for half a month's pay? Average pay for earlier this decade was ~$45,000. or $3,750. Subtract 30% for taxes not present in 1914 and we have ~$2,625 a month. We still have decent 1911's for about half a month's pay, or even less for a basic 1911. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:44:22 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: 22 dollars for a 1911. In 1914, that was about a week's pay. What can you buy on a week's pay today? Me? Oh, probably 400 rounds of .223. That's about it. A 1911 would take me about 5 paychecks. Part time at minimum wage sucks.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:44:46 AM EDT
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What's with the stigma on suppressors today? Wouldn't it make sense to quiet the report as much as possible on a rifle? I mean, the local motocross track damn near got shut down due to noise pollution. How did it come about that I needed to jump through my ass, rub my tummy and pat my head and the same time, and send 200 bones to the BATFE in order to get the cans I have?
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:45:37 AM EDT
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AWESOME POST ! Try giving them a call and see if they'll honor their advertised prices...
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:45:54 AM EDT
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Quoted: What's with the stigma on suppressors today? Wouldn't it make sense to quiet the report as much as possible on a rifle? I mean, the local motocross track damn near got shut down due to noise pollution. How did it come about that I needed to jump through my ass, rub my tummy and pat my head and the same time, and send 200 bones to the BATFE in order to get the cans I have? Because people watch too many movies and think silencers are only for assassins and criminals. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:46:46 AM EDT
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Quoted: What's with the stigma on suppressors today? Wouldn't it make sense to quiet the report as much as possible on a rifle? I mean, the local motocross track damn near got shut down due to noise pollution. How did it come about that I needed to jump through my ass, rub my tummy and pat my head and the same time, and send 200 bones to the BATFE in order to get the cans I have? It's fucked, but what isn't? |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:53:04 AM EDT
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What's with the stigma on suppressors today? Wouldn't it make sense to quiet the report as much as possible on a rifle? I mean, the local motocross track damn near got shut down due to noise pollution. How did it come about that I needed to jump through my ass, rub my tummy and pat my head and the same time, and send 200 bones to the BATFE in order to get the cans I have? During the depression people where using silencers to illegally hunt game and thats why they are "special" now |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:56:04 AM EDT
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Remember, it used to be legal to mail order firearms direct to you.
I grew up reading those ads in my dad's magazines........with one hand. That mail order stuff changed with the 1968 Gun Control Act, because of the Kennedy assassinations. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:56:32 AM EDT
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Its kinda' funny to see those being sold from a company out of NEW YORK! makes sense to me seeing almost every American made firearm back then was manufactured in the north east. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:02:34 AM EDT
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In before Dave_A tells us how inflation is good for us.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:03:34 AM EDT
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Wow!! If only I had a time machine.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:04:58 AM EDT
[#41]
How about $190 for a semi-auto 20mm?
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:07:04 AM EDT
[#42]
I don't know how much time you have on your hands, but... I would LOVE to see more pages from that catalog! That stuff is really interesting.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:10:13 AM EDT
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These pages should be framed and hung on the wall of your gun room.
Who doesn't have a gun room?  |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:11:37 AM EDT
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It must have been nice to experience freedom. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:15:03 AM EDT
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This post should be required reading for everybody.
Great stuff. Real history. When men were men, since we're all pussys now... |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:15:40 AM EDT
[#46]
No,
$22 back then was a $20 gold piece and 2 silver dollars, just shy of $1000 today. Ed |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:15:41 AM EDT
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I'll take the 20 mm for a long range hunting rifle. I don't particularly care to get too close to a griz or a polar bear.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:16:38 AM EDT
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A time machine, $1000, and a shit ton of cosmolene and you could be a millionaire.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:19:17 AM EDT
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The_Reaper - can you tease me some more and show me the Broomhandle Mauser with its stock.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 11:22:58 AM EDT
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$22 in 1914 is equivalent to just about $500 now. From the BLS... $22 in 1914 dollars is equal to $474.52 in 2009 dollars. RF |
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