Century International
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anyone remember $99 Pattern 14's and $199 unissued Italian-made Danish garands at Districorp?
Or how about P&S trying for over 2 years to sell an SVT38 for $350 before it finally got sold.
25 years ago is not all that long ago in my mind!
Or how about P&S trying for over 2 years to sell an SVT38 for $350 before it finally got sold.
25 years ago is not all that long ago in my mind!
Coyote Ugly
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Yes!
And the Special Select Winchester and Springfield M1 Garands for an extra $10 at Districorp.
The M1D Garands with scope and accessories.
Just a great selection of everything.
The OP's post is one of the main things I miss about those days, other than I was much younger.
I was lucky enough to have gone through many of their warehouses and could cherry-pick from what was visible. Often only a few hundred firearms of a certain type would be visible, while many were still in crates or on pallets.
Only a few major distributors and everyone else bought their offerings for resale, at a dealer's discount of course.
There's a simple solution.
QUIT VOTING for LIBERAL/NDP/GREEN/MAVERICK/PPC.
Get involved in the CPC and vote for them, letting them know why.
Network your desires to as many like-minded people as possible and get them to do the same. It works.
I was lucky enough to have gone through many of their warehouses and could cherry-pick from what was visible. Often only a few hundred firearms of a certain type would be visible, while many were still in crates or on pallets.
Only a few major distributors and everyone else bought their offerings for resale, at a dealer's discount of course.
There's a simple solution.
QUIT VOTING for LIBERAL/NDP/GREEN/MAVERICK/PPC.
Get involved in the CPC and vote for them, letting them know why.
Network your desires to as many like-minded people as possible and get them to do the same. It works.
A buddy gave me one of the "Centurion" 300 Win. Mag rifles made using P14 actions with new barrels and synth stocks. Put lots of meat on the table with that one.
I made an MN scout rifle out of a $14.99 barreled action and M44 stock one time with a B-Square mount and LER scope from Century.
I made an MN scout rifle out of a $14.99 barreled action and M44 stock one time with a B-Square mount and LER scope from Century.
They have a huge warehouse in Virginia. If you ever get down there, call them and make arrangements for a tour. You can't just "show up" and expect to get taken around.
They have some incredible displays and shelves upon shelves of everything currently available on the world surplus market.
There are other large distributors as well. Not nearly as many as there were even thirty years ago.
Golden State Arms out of Pasadena, California is one example. They had everything that fired projectiles and were sold on the surplus markets.
The first time I visited their shop with Alan Lever was 1966.
They had hundreds of Broomhandle Mauser 96 pistols, shoulder stocks, and even several Schnellfuer types. Submachine guns, GPMGs, rifles from every country whichever sold their inventories on the surplus circuit.
They had millions of rounds of ammunition, crates of new in box or wrap parts for just about everything.
Many here would feel like they'd died and gone to gunny heaven if they had a chance to visit such a facility.
Yeah, there's an awful lot to miss about those heady times.
In the US, the Gun Control Act of 1968, was the death knell for most such companies.
They have some incredible displays and shelves upon shelves of everything currently available on the world surplus market.
There are other large distributors as well. Not nearly as many as there were even thirty years ago.
Golden State Arms out of Pasadena, California is one example. They had everything that fired projectiles and were sold on the surplus markets.
The first time I visited their shop with Alan Lever was 1966.
They had hundreds of Broomhandle Mauser 96 pistols, shoulder stocks, and even several Schnellfuer types. Submachine guns, GPMGs, rifles from every country whichever sold their inventories on the surplus circuit.
They had millions of rounds of ammunition, crates of new in box or wrap parts for just about everything.
Many here would feel like they'd died and gone to gunny heaven if they had a chance to visit such a facility.
Yeah, there's an awful lot to miss about those heady times.
In the US, the Gun Control Act of 1968, was the death knell for most such companies.
Coyote Ugly
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
It was as a much better time with no internet for the collector, early 90’s and before, prices were cheap, Century and Districorp Catalogs mailed by Canada Post. Phone Calls to place your order. One on one as the salesman had the gun in hand describing it to you. Special Select for an extra $10.
The monthly Gunrunner newspaper with all the ads of the dealers and classified ads!
The monthly Gunrunner newspaper with all the ads of the dealers and classified ads!
