Does anyone remember the "Alden's" catalogs?

aarondhgraham · December 15, 2009, 01:03 PM

It was in the early 60's before Kennedy was shot,,,
A mail order catalog where a kid like me could buy a military surplus rifle for 20-30 bucks.

The reason I brought this up is because of the artillery posts I've seen here.

One could order several anti-aircraft guns in 20 or 25 mm from Alden's,,,
I remember that me and four of my buddies were saving our nickels and dimes so we could order a French 20 mm gun,,,
It was only like 4 or 5 hundred dollars or so,,,
Over a months pay for my Dad in 1962.

That savings project got the kibosh when one of the Mom's found out about it,,,
We each had saved some money though,,,
I bought a British .303 instead.

Ah nostalgia,,,

Aarond

December 15, 2009, 01:03 PM	#1
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Does anyone remember the "Alden's" catalogs? It was in the early 60's before Kennedy was shot,,, A mail order catalog where a kid like me could buy a military surplus rifle for 20-30 bucks. The reason I brought this up is because of the artillery posts I've seen here. One could order several anti-aircraft guns in 20 or 25 mm from Alden's,,, I remember that me and four of my buddies were saving our nickels and dimes so we could order a French 20 mm gun,,, It was only like 4 or 5 hundred dollars or so,,, Over a months pay for my Dad in 1962. That savings project got the kibosh when one of the Mom's found out about it,,, We each had saved some money though,,, I bought a British .303 instead. Ah nostalgia,,, Aarond