Back 40 #23910 L Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Boy, that made you look didn't it? I was cleaning out some old magazines and came across a 1976 catalog from Mt. Vernon Sporting Goods, Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Here are some following prices: Colt Single Action Revolver $288.50 in .45LC Colt Gold Cup .45 ACP $285 Browning S/S $354 Ithaca S/S $324 Marlin 1894 Carbine .44 mag $134.95 Ruger Blackhawk $119 Yes, why didn't we buy a truck load of them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashknife Cowboy Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I remember collecting pop bottles as a kid so I could muster up 69 cents for a box of .22's..............that was in the 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Boy, that made you look didn't it? I was cleaning out some old magazines and came across a 1976 catalog from Mt. Vernon Sporting Goods, Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Here are some following prices: Colt Single Action Revolver $288.50 in .45LC Colt Gold Cup .45 ACP $285 Browning S/S $354 Ithaca S/S $324 Marlin 1894 Carbine .44 mag $134.95 Ruger Blackhawk $119 Yes, why didn't we buy a truck load of them!! Because I was making less than $5 an hour, was in college, owed everyone, and had a wife and kid.....thats why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Key, SASS # 33713 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I just ran an inflation calculator on a couple of them that are somewhat available (1976-2014): $288.50 = $1,183.59 $134.95 = $553.64 $119 = $488.21 A $5/hour salary ($10,400 annually) now equals $20.51/hour ($42,660 annually). Looks like good old inflation is always taking its toll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Must have been some Ithaca! I knew that Ithaca made some high-grade guns that are not likely listed in catalogs, lile the JP Sousa Trap model. In the 1880s a Colt SAA or a Winchester 1873 had a base price of around $15, or about two weeks of workman wages. That compares pretty well to today's prices and wages. The exception is that if a Win 1873 was bought in 1880 with a pistol grip (+$2) and Grade I engraving (+15) then the current value is much higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Boy, that made you look didn't it? YEP, it sure did! I had my credit card out before the post opened up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I was 8 years old learning to knock birds with a Daisy lever gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORNERY OAF Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 they didnt sell guns to 6 year olds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Back in the mid-70 into the 80s, I had an FFL. I did most of my business with a local distributor. I'd pick up my orders rather than have them shipped. Often I was offered special prices for odds and ends. Some I bought and some I passed on. I bought two Colt New Frontier 22s for $80 something each. They were discontinued so the distributor wanted them out of inventory. Same with a Ruger Old Army SST. There were others. I passed on Ruger Bearcats for $38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Don't get me excited like that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Henry Quick Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I must admit that I'm surprised to see them charge more for a SAA than a Gold Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Dick, SASS #12880 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I actually bought the Gold Cup, a Woodsman Sport, my model 19 S&W, a Colt Python and my SKB back then. I also saw most of the great rock bands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Had a Colt Python, still have a 19. Seen Charlie Daniel's Band, Ray Steven, Eddie Rabbit, Confederate Railroad, Sweethearts of the Rodeo (was warm up act), Allen Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxahachie Kid #17017 L Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I purchased a new 2nd generation Colt S.S.A., in a "stagecoach" box, in 1973, for $235.00. I saw an empty "stagecoach" box, at a gun show last year, and they were asking $280.00 for it. An empty piece of cardboard, for $280.00!!! Who knew. My Two Bits. W.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Boy, that made you look didn't it? I was cleaning out some old magazines and came across a 1976 catalog from Mt. Vernon Sporting Goods, Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Here are some following prices: Colt Single Action Revolver $288.50 in .45LC Colt Gold Cup .45 ACP $285 Browning S/S $354 Ithaca S/S $324 Marlin 1894 Carbine .44 mag $134.95 Ruger Blackhawk $119 Yes, why didn't we buy a truck load of them!! You oughtta be sued for making me look twice. Waimea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Why didn't we buy a truck load? In 1972 my salary was $537/month with a take home of something like $470. Wife and two kids, house and car payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 You would have been far better off investing the $288.50. (I remember when new Colt SAAs were a little over $100.00). The value of that $288.50 may be $1,183.00 adjusted for inflation. However, if it was invested at even a modest rate of interest with compounding it would be worth around $10,000.00. The only guns that are "investments" are high quality collector firearms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Rifleman, SASS # 23477 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Boy, that made you look didn't it? I was cleaning out some old magazines and came across a 1976 catalog from Mt. Vernon Sporting Goods, Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Here are some following prices: Colt Single Action Revolver $288.50 in .45LC Colt Gold Cup .45 ACP $285 Browning S/S $354 Ithaca S/S $324 Marlin 1894 Carbine .44 mag $134.95 Ruger Blackhawk $119 Yes, why didn't we buy a truck load of them!! I have a copy of the Ye Old Hunter's Lodge from a 1964 American Rifleman magazine: 1911's were $44.95, Lugers at $59.95 and '03 Springfields at $29.95. And I was making $1.05/hr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 After my marriage I worked fro 8AM-5PM for a local dairy for $1/hour then went to my "real" job as a floor manager for a local movie. I got the princely sum of $1.25 for my 6PM to 1 AM shift. Milk was hard to buy so guns were out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Howdy, I clearly remember buying a 6.5 inch 22 ruger single six in stainless. A convertible so it would shoot any 22 ammo. $218 including tax, shipping and enuf profit that the dealer gave me a big smile and a hand shake. That was right around 1986 or so. I had a 357 convertible too. So with two guns I could shoot 357, 38 special, 38 colt short, 22 std, 22 hp, 22 short, 22 magnum. And 9mm as well. The 357 wasn't new, so I got it for $150. That dealer reloaded ammo for me for right around $6 a box, for 357 magnums. I have never understood why the American people let the gummint get away with inflation. A lot of folks don't even remember when a COIN could buy a hamburger. Seems like Ronald Reagan was the last president to even think about a balanced budget. Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okiepan Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 1966 prices for the following: Colt SAA Blue 135.00$ Colt SAA Nickle 155.00$ Colt 1911 90.00$ Wish We could have all bought them back then Okiepan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Key, SASS # 33713 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Bought a new Colt SAA .45 Cal. 7-1/2" in 1962 in Washington, DC for $98, which was my gross weekly salary. Inflation strikes again. My best bargain at the time was a Brit. Webley clone and a box of .38 S&W for $18 at Montgomery Wards. A Mauser .32 was too pricy at $25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Howdy, Prices from the mid 60s were paid with silver money. I bet if you paid with silver coin, those prices would still be good. A silver dollar is around an ounce and silver is about 18 an ounce. So that $135 gun would be around $2400. Maybe I didn't figure right.....? Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nawlins Kid SASS #36107 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I still have my $ 119 Ruger Black hawk in 357 with the original box It cam with a 9 mm cylinder. I save up for by throwing change into a large bottle. After a year and half I added some folding money and purchased it. I had fun shooting it along with it's baby brother a 22cal SA that I paid $89 for. Nawlins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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