Historical prices for a single six?

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So my dear old uncle has had the fortune to find a little ol lady looking to get rid of a Pistol she had left over when her husband passed away.

"I'll sell it to you for what he payed for it in 1975" She says.

So, I've got two questions for the single action gurus out there:

1) What was (or how can I find out) the purchase price (CAD) of a Ruger "New Model" Single Six .22 in 1975 (it might be called a super single six - conflicting paperwork)

2) What is the current value of this gun? Just how good of a deal is he getting? It appears to be in mint condition.

As always, I appreciate your help!:D
 
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Last single six I bought from a local fellow in Newmarket had the invoice with it from 1974 - It was $89.00. I was happy to pay him his asking price of $325 with both cylinders. It was near new in box.
 
Wolverine lists new prices at $478-$565 depending on model. I paid $300 for a used one from Wholesale 3 days after my Daughter was born, 2 years 3 months ago. I'm just keeing it in working order until she can use it ;)
 
Thanks guys, that's a big help.

Now, a secondary question (which I won't bother to start another thread for):

He's getting this as a "collector" and will probably never take it to the range. Mandatory ATT course here isn`t worth it for him (he has trouble getting around these days). -- How can I borrow the gun to take it to the range? My LTATT only covers firearms registered to my address. He only lives 50 feet away, but I know that still doesn't count;) Should I call the CFO for a short term ATT? Or does the call have to come from him? Can I get an LTATT for someone else's gun that I can take to monthly competitions? Or would I have to jump through hoops for every competition?
 
Get him to buy it, then transfer it to you? Would the CFO be ok with him loaning the pistol to you, and adding it to your ATT? Unless he just likes to hold it everyday, it's not like he can use it at his house, and it wouldn't be a particularily good choice as a home defense gun, so it might as well be at your house, if you are going to shoot it. The single six is a wonderful firearm, and deserves to be used, so long as it's taken care of and not abused, it'll outlast you and your grandkids. Nothing says waste to me, more than new in box vintage firearms.
 
In Ontario, I called the CFO office and she gave me a one week ATT for the purpose of "borrowing". The address from was from whom I borrowed it, and the address to was to my house. She said that there are only two addresses and that was the best way to do it and that I was fine to bring it home then go to the range and back home during the week with it as a companion to my normal LTATT that only states all restricteds registered to me, then drop it back to him before the ATT expired. You have to borrow the registration cert as well.

She said to be even safer if stopped, that the lender should write a letter of permission with some of his pertinent info. Anyway, she had it done in 15 minutes and faxed back to me. She was incredibly helpful.

Now interestingly I actually called the CFC really, and the dude I talked to before the girl (he was prob not in the CFO office but at the CFC I don't know for sure) said that ATTs cannot be given out for that purpose. I started quoting the FA and its regs and he said um... let me transfer you - that's when I got the CFO office in Orillia. She was awesome.
 
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