Lightweight ad

[sack peterson]

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.

 

[flatgate]

That's a real "classic".

Here's the "Real Deal"...

flatgate

 

[ddd482]

yeah - the old ads are cool!

 

[Sugar River]

Just out of curiosity, what was the retail on a standard Single Six in '56?

Pete

 

[contender]

Direct from a 1956 catalog; Retail of an RSS was $63.25.

 

[flatgate]

And, today, I'd value my '56 example......

At around $750!

flatgate

 

[bene8019]

Can anyone tell me what grips my all blue lightweight should have?
SN # 209079

 

[SteveRuger]

Can anyone tell me what grips my all blue lightweight should have?
SN # 209079

The Black Hard Rubber Grips like the ones shown above with the Light Weight Box.

 

[G2]

And, today, I'd value my '56 example......

At around $750!

flatgate

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

 

[marlin1881]

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.