Days Gone By

HerrKaiser · 11-14-2019, 10:56 PM

Some playing on the calculator and inflation adjustments led to some insight on just how good a deal that 1923 St. Louis ad was.

$1 in 1923 had the purchasing power of about $15 today ($100=$1504.95)

That Luger with stock was a $57.95* deal for $51.95, adjusted to $872.12 for $781.82 in 2019

The sale price totaled a final of $15.80, adjusted to $237.78

*There was no NFA in 1923, so they also avoided a $200 ($3009.90) tax on SBR's. Of course, the tax remains $200 even in 2019.

11-14-2019, 10:56 PM	#12
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 889 Thanks: 838 Thanked 901 Times in 435 Posts	Some playing on the calculator and inflation adjustments led to some insight on just how good a deal that 1923 St. Louis ad was. $1 in 1923 had the purchasing power of about $15 today ($100=$1504.95) That Luger with stock was a $57.95* deal for $51.95, adjusted to $872.12 for $781.82 in 2019 The sale price totaled a final of $15.80, adjusted to $237.78 *There was no NFA in 1923, so they also avoided a $200 ($3009.90) tax on SBR's. Of course, the tax remains $200 even in 2019. __________________ -QM

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