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B.L.E. · February 22, 2012, 08:17 PM

The prices really don't tell us much unless we also know what people got paid in those days.
So you could get a double derringer for $8.00? Is that a week's pay, a month's pay for the average Joe back then?

When you look at affordability, I suspect that guns and ammo were pretty expensive back in those days.

February 22, 2012, 08:17 PM	#4
B.L.E. Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Somewhere on the Southern shore of Lake Travis, TX Posts: 2,603	The prices really don't tell us much unless we also know what people got paid in those days. So you could get a double derringer for $8.00? Is that a week's pay, a month's pay for the average Joe back then? When you look at affordability, I suspect that guns and ammo were pretty expensive back in those days.