Posted 11 years ago
mrmajestic1
(66 items)
Another of my books I have collected over the years. Notice this is a Robert Abels weapons catalog from the very early 1950's. I've kept this mainly because I enjoy comparing the prices, now and then. For instance, on the left page of the hand guns, at the bottom, are two revolvers. The picture is a little blurry but I believe you can read the prices quoted. This firearm, even though the catalog states they have none in stock, goes for $35.00 to $85.00. I realize it's 60 years later but this gun may sell now for $2,000 to $7,000. Ah the good old days.
Mrmajestic1, check out the one I posted from 1933
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/104921-cartridge-pepperboxes
Yo, your right! I still have some old publications for the same reason but you also have to remember that the $ 50 yrs ago was worth 10 times+ what it is today because of devaluation of the currency ( the gov't likes to call it inflation as it doesn't sound so bad). With this in mind, many, if not most, antique guns sell for less than those days. The French muse'e here wanted to have soldiers dressed in original garb for the late 1700's - early 1800's & asked me about reproduction guns. I showed them where they can buy good quality originals much cheaper than repro's. The irony of life.
Thank you everyone for all your loves: aghcollect, SEAN68, pw-collector, Manikin, Jono, blunderbuss2, kerry10456, pops52, tom61375, and geo26e. That's a great pamphlet you have Jono. I really enjoy these type of things. Very nostalgic. And speaking of nostalgia, blunderbuss2; yes sadly one can't buy a nickle or dime anything anymore, because it's all been raised to $1.50 or $5.00. I've seen those repros and some are high quality indeed. I my self own a pepperbox and was surprised when I first learned that a commercial reproduction company (as compared to a movie company) supplied all the firearms for Daniel Day Lewis' "Last of the Mohicans" a few years ago.
Oh, something I just found: these catalogs, like mine, are still available on Amazon.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year mrmaj ! I have so enjoyed these years with you on CW . Have a blessed new year ! Happy Holdidays andyou have been a good friend :-)
And the same for you Manikin and everyone on CW!
Very cool....do you ever see any good antique signal cannons in the Abels catalogs?
Hello buddy and how have you been?