Century Montreal

[Dosing]

I just posted the links to half a dozen of their old catalogues on Internet archive up in general, but it got me looking at some pages, and like a grumpy old man, remembering how things used to be....

 

[enefgee]

A non-restricted AK underfolder used to be my hiking gun, and that's about what I paid. Those really were better times.

 

[tiriaq]

Got to tour their warehouse a few times.
In the showroom, they had specimens of the catalogue items, plus things they had too few of to advertise.
Those Argentine Mausers were stacked like cordwood in industrial shelving two stories high. Think Costco style racks.

 

[cornelunc]

A non-restricted AK underfolder used to be my hiking gun, and that's about what I paid. Those really were better times.

Which year was advertisement??

 

[enefgee]

From the price, that would be the mid-late '80's. Before the end of the fun as we knew it.

 

[Mtman]

why are you torturing us like this ? ... ahhhhh the memories

 

[canuck]

I remember drooling over an HK91 at nazi Bill’s in Calgary in these times, I walked out with a pitted Beretta 1935 and ate KD for the next month.

 

[Crack]

I just posted the links to half a dozen of their old catalogues on Internet archive up in general, but it got me looking at some pages, and like a grumpy old man, remembering how things used to be....


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Around the time I got my permit and I was mostly asleep to what was actually available beyond an Enfield or an AK. Hurts me heart

 

[collector67]

I’m gobsmacked on how my rifle collection has turned out to be a good investment over time. Wow….

 

[Quiet]

I think the light blue was one of their last catalogs. Notice how the price of AK's dropped after Kim Campbell put them on the restricted list.

 

[wrangler4867]

I have that exact catalogue somewhere around here. I remember being young, skinnier, better looking with with my life ahead of me, and very little money. Lol

We never bothered looking at the ancient surplus stuff, there was a reason it sold for 50 to 100 bucks in our minds. We were interested in the HKs, AKs, M14s etc., or the surplus that Ontario Sporting Supplies had.
At the time, you could walk in with your credit card or cash and walk out with a Lebanese M16 (identifiable by the cedar tree on the frame instead of the horse) and an M203 grenade launcher under it with just an FAC.

Funny, there was no gun play in the streets back then like there is now with all the restrictive laws in place.

 

[pcvando]

I have that exact catalogue somewhere around here. I remember being young, skinnier, better looking with with my life ahead of me, and very little money. Lol

We never bothered looking at the ancient surplus stuff, there was a reason it sold for 50 to 100 bucks in our minds. We were interested in the HKs, AKs, M14s etc., or the surplus that Ontario Sporting Supplies had.
At the time, you could walk in with your credit card or cash and walk out with a Lebanese M16 (identifiable by the cedar tree on the frame instead of the horse) and an M203 grenade launcher under it with just an FAC.

Funny, there was no gun play in the streets back then like there is now with all the restrictive laws in place.

Very true.

Society changed, demographics changed, politics, etc. Arguably caused by numerous liberal policies, but some conservative ones too.

Sadly the "good old days" are not coming back, at least not to where they were.

Canada is forever changed.

 

[Dosing]

I think the light blue was one of their last catalogs. Notice how the price of AK's dropped after Kim Campbell put them on the restricted list.

They did a 94, but I am not sure if there was a 95. IIRC the last one was the one where they were selling dewat handguns in lucite. Keeping my eyes open for the missing years copies.

 

[can14]

They sold machine guns also
They had German Border Police custom Walther MPK and MPL 9mm’s
They were safe semi and full auto
Came with green carry cases and four magazines

 

[Dosing]

Just working on 94.... ahhhh if only I hadnt been butt-azz broke.

 

[gaff]

The good old days , all the converted auto stuff from OGT.

 

[9.3 Hunter]

The good ole days - my 1st AK in 5.56, HK93 + C-96 no longer have lol ... looks like low prices but back then was still alot of money for a young Lt!