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I still have a few of these from the late 1950s and early 1960s, when I first started buying gun magazines and becoming interested in firearms. Money was scarce and in spite of all the advertisements in the magazines, so were guns. I bought my first one when I was in the army and then bought several more just after I got out.
Notice that advertisements are as full of hype as they are these days. There weren't just Webley revolvers, they were Commando revolvers. Sort of the way we throw around special ops these days. Still, there were a lot of excellent guns available for a fraction of what a new gun cost. Most new guns, of the sort you would have preferred, started at over $75. My first new gun was a Browning Hi-Power around 1970 and I had to scrape to pay for the $100 it cost (or close to it). A box of 9mm was about $5.00, new production American made.
Another thing about the first round of surplus guns was the now scarce models that were available.
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Shoot low, sheriff. They're riding Shetlands!
Underneath the starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag,
and return us to our own beloved homes!
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