rpbcps Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 How many of you can recall when Numrich were selling L Drums for $16, actuators for $5 and fore grips for 2.75? Piece of nostalgia, I guess from the 1950's, on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TECH-SHEET-Numrich-1928-THOMPSON-Machine-Gun-JOHNSON-Semi-Auto-RIFLE-remnant/362048633504?hash=item544bc7baa0:g:tAIAAOSwLsBZXC0F Stay safe Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Ploughboy Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I'm not sure what's more depressing; all the parts that were so readily available, or the prices. It was also interesting that the Thompson drums were called 'magazines' and the stick were called 'clips'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyDixon Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 i have stacks of old numrich catalogs in my reference collection. most i picked for almost free at gun shows . but 10.00 for a single page..wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 i have stacks of old numrich catalogs in my reference collection. most i picked for almost free at gun shows . but 10.00 for a single page..wow The Numrich catalogs in your collection are likely not this early. This is a flyer, and is from about 1951 or 52. I have a few different versions of it in my collection. There are some marked with the Mamaroneck address only, and some that have the Mamaroneck address overstamped with the new West Hurley address, and some that have the West Hurley address with no mention of Mamaroneck. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndArmored Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Don't get too romantic. The min wage was about a buck an hour at the time. So that complete 1928 buttstock at $17.50 was still pretty pricey. Try going back in time and convincing your high school self to spend your burger-flipping money on drum magazines for an obsolete weapon instead of Saturday night dates with Peggy Sue or whoever you were dating back then. Time travel would be a piece of cake compared to re-directing all that testosterone. ~ Old man with a good memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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