sack peterson
Single-Sixer
This ad is in a Guns magazine (June 1956 issue) I just bought at an antique shop a few blocks from my house. Kind of cool I think, I love the old ads.
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Hawkeye
That's a real "classic".
Here's the "Real Deal"...
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Here's the "Real Deal"...
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Sugar River
Buckeye
Just out of curiosity, what was the retail on a standard Single Six in '56?
Pete
Pete
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Direct from a 1956 catalog; Retail of an RSS was $63.25.
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Hawkeye
And, today, I'd value my '56 example......
At around $750!
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At around $750!
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bene8019":1ipyh8q5 said:
The Black Hard Rubber Grips like the ones shown above with the Light Weight Box.
marlin1881
Single-Sixer
sack peterson":26njuurj said:This ad is in a Guns magazine (June 1956 issue) I just bought at an antique shop a few blocks from my house. Kind of cool I think, I love the old ads.
I've got this ad, framed, and hanging with 3 other old ads; 44Mag Flattop; 22 Standard Automatic; and "The New Peters High Velocity 44 Remington Magnum - Announcing the world's fasted and most powerful handgun cartridge". Makes for a nice framed set of old ads.
Interesting Fact; If one had $63.25 in US coin from 1956 it's worth ~ $759 today.
12 times face value.
I still would rather have the Ruger
JAWDAWG,,, recently gave this post of mine a thumbs up, and it was fun to see a "flatgate"post.
Need to update the coin value… $63.25 in US coin from 1956 now worth ~$1,328.25
… now 21 times face value.
I hade & have the Silver Coin, glad I have the coin, and don't own a lightweight, but really do enjoy my 3 flatgate's, and JAWDAWG's pictures of his fine collection of early Single Six's.
Nice one, Dan. Mine's 204,2XX, an LWAC. 
Need to update the coin value… $63.25 in US coin from 1956 now worth ~$1,328.25
… now 21 times face value.
G2,
I did the same thing, figured out the coin value today!
Wish I could buy a type1 for $1328!!
I just purchased an ad for the RSS when it was first introduced in late 1953. It has a picture of one of the
prototype flat gates. you can tell by the rounded cylinder flutes. Looks just
like the "F" gun in Dougan's book.
Cool stuff.
I will take a pic and post it when I get it in a frame and hung up.
Cheers,
JAYDAWG
From American Rifleman, June 1953.
$57.50 Retail..........
Also note the rounded cylinder flutes, which makes this a picture of one of the six "letter" prototype guns.
Cheers,
JAYDAWG
$57.50 Retail..........
Also note the rounded cylinder flutes, which makes this a picture of one of the six "letter" prototype guns.
Cheers,
JAYDAWG
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