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Marvin · 01-01-2002, 12:13 PM

Chuck,

In the late 1950s and into the 1960s, Hunters Lodge imported a lot of the WWII weapons to include Lugers, P.38s, Mauser K98k, British, French, Italian rifles, etc. Most of these were not marked in any way to indicate they were imported. I would venture to guess that many of the Lugers we have in our collections may have come from this importation. The prices for Lugers during this time ranged from $50 and up. I remember when I was 9 yrs old in 1958, K-Mart had the Italian Carcano rifles in bins for $9.95 each and they looked like new. i tried to get my dad to buy me one and he said they were not any good and it would be a waste of money. Of course, $9.95 was more money then than now, ha, ha, ha.

With the prices then vs. the price today, I sure hope that in the next 20 years, the value will continue to climb. Now that I can afford to buy some of these, I will buy whatever I can afford. I agree that you should buy the best you can afford and your fellow enthusiest are correct, you get what yo pay for.

Marvin

01-01-2002, 12:13 PM	#9
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ... different angle Chuck, In the late 1950s and into the 1960s, Hunters Lodge imported a lot of the WWII weapons to include Lugers, P.38s, Mauser K98k, British, French, Italian rifles, etc. Most of these were not marked in any way to indicate they were imported. I would venture to guess that many of the Lugers we have in our collections may have come from this importation. The prices for Lugers during this time ranged from $50 and up. I remember when I was 9 yrs old in 1958, K-Mart had the Italian Carcano rifles in bins for $9.95 each and they looked like new. i tried to get my dad to buy me one and he said they were not any good and it would be a waste of money. Of course, $9.95 was more money then than now, ha, ha, ha. With the prices then vs. the price today, I sure hope that in the next 20 years, the value will continue to climb. Now that I can afford to buy some of these, I will buy whatever I can afford. I agree that you should buy the best you can afford and your fellow enthusiest are correct, you get what yo pay for. Marvin

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