The Good Old Days

[Cosine26]

From the March 1960 American Rifleman Magazine. I have no idea where these came from. Now you can understand why the NRA members were upset
https://imgur.com/5YDVwOq

From the February 1960 American Rifleman Magazine
https://imgur.com/CmNViy3
From January 1960 American Rifleman
https://imgur.com/eMoe1l7

[JB White]

They were upset because for some it amounted to a weeks wages?

[IditarodJoe]

"All matching numbers" ???

[Vern Humphrey]

I have an M1 and used to have an M1917. I was issued a carbine in Viet Nam, and it got wrapped around a tree.

[JB White]

I have an M1 and used to have an M1917. I was issued a carbine in Viet Nam, and it got wrapped around a tree.

.....wrapped around a tree.
The only "M1 carbine" I have is one of the Iver Johnson/Erma EM-1 .22's. Nice and I like the look and feel. The 10/22 does what it can do and does it more reliably for less and without the extra $80 faux carbine magazines. I never had much use for the 30 carbine cartridge when I already had 32-20's in the stable.

[DarylBruce]

$79.95 in 1960 Money is worth $670.39 today. (as per dollartimes.com)

[retread12345]

I remember Shotgun News when it looked like. the. New York Times. Got an Enfield from Fenwicks Gun Annex. He was a farmer in Penn. who would buy a lot of whatever was available
and stack it deep and sell it cheap. 8.95 plus shipping. US Mail

[togor]

"All matching numbers" ???

Saw that too. Copy writers...what can you do?

[JB White]

No import marks? ;)

[EO1]

I picked my first out of a barrel down at the hardware store, an Argie 98/09 for $29. I was 14.

[JB White]

I always wanted 'one of the old army rifles' but I wasn't old enough to get one myself. Dad was gone and Mom said no but I always asked. Tried to con aunts and uncles into getting one for me. They hesitated and the clerk would say something like "Not without a note from your parents". That got them off the hook and kept them in good graces with me.

[bdm]

My dad was a member of the Military Auxiliary Radio System and a Ham radio operator we would go up to this cabin full of Ham Radios and he would relay messages across the country in turn he would get points he used these points at the Military surplus store i remember cans full of old military guns all kinds of WWII and Korean surplus The prices were cheap $10 15 20 dollar guns The Good old Days this was in 1955 or 1956

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System

[Merc]

$79.95 in 1960 Money is worth $670.39 today. (as per dollartimes.com)

I’ve had some fun with this site. Thanks for posting.