Read and Weep.... the good old days...
- Thread starter Bojangles
- Start date
- Location
- Leduc County, Alberta
You know nothing!
I most certainly did see them for those prices in that year. They were not in horrible condition either...
It is neat what you can find in the backwoods of Alberta sometimes.
Sure am glad I left the Lower Rainland.
In the old days,,when I was 14, G&A had an ad for cased, Lahti 20mm anti tank guns fully equipped for $100. + $20. S&H. Shells were $1.00 ea. My dad couldn't see the need in southern Sask. so even tho I had the money it was a no go, altho he did but a Mauser HSc with holster for $25.00 to passify me. 1961
I remember in 1975 in Edmonton at the Army and Navy on White Avenue, saw many an Enfield in the wooden crate for $35 with ammo included. Dad had no interest in even looking at them at the time. Having carried one in Europe from 43-46 he saw no modern use for one.
...heres hoping some of those long forgotten small arms caches show up in countries that are now really needing the money and seeing collectors as a nice place to export these to..
Where do you guys guess the next big caches will come from?
Do you think anything is still sitting in masses in storage?
Where do you guys guess the next big caches will come from?
Do you think anything is still sitting in masses in storage?
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
Ever wonder why "sergeant Schulze" carried a Krag? He served in WW2 and didn't like nazi's
People in different parts of Canada probably don't get the "Vancouver Tax". The real estate prices out here are so out of whack that it would make your head spin. Hey, here is a 50 year old 1500 sq ft house 50km from downtown Vancouver for $500,000 - what a steal!!
It used to be, not that long ago ~15 years ago, that 3x your annual salary was the max for a mortgage. The average salary in Vancouver is $50,000; the average household income is $70,000. The average condo is $450,000 and the average houde is ~$1,000,000. Do the math.
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You said a mouthful there. Forty years ago, WWII veterans were young men. Memories were still first-hand. The culture of gun collecting that we are experiencing on CGN and other places, didn't exist the same way. Sure there were buyers and sellers, but having military firearms did not have the same historic appeal. The Vietnam War was daily news and anti-militarism was a prevalent attitude. The October Crisis of 1970 polarized even more people's notions of tolerable levels of violent symbols in society. Having a locker of identical military guns that weren't being fired would have invited a visit from the police.
Collecting hunting guns was another story. I know a fellow who had dozens of Win.94 lever actions, and aggressively sought out the subvariants that suited his collecting. I know of another collector who had hundreds and thousands of Winchester levers. He was very private about them because of concerns about theft, not confiscation.
You said a mouthful there. Forty years ago, WWII veterans were young men. Memories were still first-hand. The culture of gun collecting that we are experiencing on CGN and other places, didn't exist the same way. Sure there were buyers and sellers, but having military firearms did not have the same historic appeal. The Vietnam War was daily news and anti-militarism was a prevalent attitude. The October Crisis of 1970 polarized even more people's notions of tolerable levels of violent symbols in society. Having a locker of identical military guns that weren't being fired would have invited a visit from the police.
Collecting hunting guns was another story. I know a fellow who had dozens of Win.94 lever actions, and aggressively sought out the subvariants that suited his collecting. I know of another collector who had hundreds and thousands of Winchester levers. He was very private about them because of concerns about theft, not confiscation.
