Old Districorp Ad

[cvx5947]

I found some Districorp Flyers from 1996. M1s were a really good deal. Interesting how Russian SKS and SVT are cheaper today.

 

[Claven2]

Those were the days, and not that long ago either, less than 20 years.

 

[purple]

Yes indeed, and some folk still believe that they should be buying Garands at those prices. They had a Garand parts inventory until they wound up about 4 yrs ago. I wonder where the parts went?

 

[Coyote Ugly]

The SVT-40 Tokarevs are cheaper today than in 1996. Garands should sell for less than $275 today as well.

Just because you put on a $100 Boyds stock, doesn't make a Garand a $2200 rifle! LOL

 

[NAA]

Ah yes.... 1996 when USGI surplus 1911A1 .45ACP's [Colt, Rem Rand, Ithaca mfg] in exc/original/correct condition were ~ $350'ish.

I remember it well......


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NAA.

 

[Coyote Ugly]

Ah yes.... 1996 when USGI surplus 1911A1 .45ACP's [Colt, Rem Rand, Ithaca mfg] in exc/original/correct condition were ~ $350'ish.

I remember it well......


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NAA.

I picked up a WW1 Colt 1911 (I think 1914) in the 90's for $325 at a gun show. Original finish and Original checkered wood grips...the good old days!

 

[red_bailey]

Ammo's the same price for a lot of it.

(Should tell the ammo hoarders that they'd be better off hoarding rifles.)

 

[Lee Enfield]

Of course I was making $10 or $11 bucks an hour and literally couldn't spend all the money I was making.

 

[Claven2]

Ya, in 1996 I made $6.25 an hour working at a dry cleaner in Fredericton while I went to school. I drank too much to buy anything nice back then Marriage sure can straighten you out though... lol.

 

[wd113]

'96 .... I was around $9 something an hour... but I never had a dime to my name by monday..... Hindsights 20/20..... Weird how some have skyrocketed, and some have actually gotten cheaper.....

 

[Andurp]

In '96 I was four years old.

Not exactly able to take advantage of the cheapo Garands. :C

 

[tootall]

About the same time, ~1996, Lever Arms had a lot of Danish Lend-Lease Garands for $150 each or 4 for $500.

Interesting to see the .223 for $280/1000 back then. Norc ammo now is not much more.
And x39 for $300 /1000 is quite surprising.

 

[WW2GURU]

Damn I didn't get into guns are another 10 years.

 

[John Sukey]

Going waaaay back,
bought my first No4 for $12.95.
No1Mk3 $9.95
Pattern 1907 bayonets $1.00
03 springfields were $40,
Colt New Service, $25
M1911 $25 ffrom the DCM

 

[cyclone]

Hahaha....the 1938 Turkish Mauser "sporters" were going for higher prices than the unaltered German Mausers!

 

[purple]

Prices are all relative to your income at the time. In 1965 I bought a stone mint Inland M1 Carbine from Sidney I. Robinson's in Winnipeg for $75. That was a very hefty chunk of change considering that I was making the same amount every month. Anyway, I had to have it and I still have it.

 

[WW2GURU]

Ill give you $100 for it. Good profit

 

[QM 8687]

Milsurps prices have way bypassed most of our incomes 1995- 2013. My income in Ont is up 50 percent, some people I know have double. But those rifles and others are up 300-400 percent.
Milsurps and Militaria is a great investment. For how much longer, I don't know.

 

[hacer2]

Great investement as long as you can by em cheap and they still come in once its all gone things will go up.
Easy example. That sks 275 $ now they are 199 $ and once they are all gone or some big movie shows sks's like saving private ryan and the garand they will jump in price

 

[rifleman1377]

But back then there were 303 surplus and 8mm Mauser. Now we have more com block and Chinese ammo. Things change in the milsurp game