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1924 Postcard to S&W
I have been sorting through all my gun stuff and I noticed that I had a post card which had been gifted to me. I am not certain where the guy who gave it to me got it, but I thought I should scan it in and this would be a good place to put it for posterity.
Being 1924 I wonder what he meant by "44 Reinforced". Trying to order a Wolf and Klar model a bit before they came out maybe?
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Truly a penny for your thoughts. That is great, thanks for sharing.
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This is a great card, very interesting that it stayed around for so long
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Many folks preferred the enclosed ejector shroud of the Triple Lock and wanted to buy one. That's why Wolf & Klar placed a large order in the 1920s, knowing the demand was there.
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wow,nice indeed!
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Thank you for sharing, reading that was awesome !!
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Did people order and buy guns directly from the manufacturor back then and have them sent to their residence?
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Did people order and buy guns directly from the manufacturor back then and have them sent to their residence?
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They did.
Cops especially, though many, if not most, cops would have it delivered to their office. Their is an 11% federal excise tax on guns and ammo that the manufacturer pays. That tax is built into the cost of S&Ws. Cops are exempt when guns and ammo are ordered for "official duty". Gov't agencies like PDs and Sheriff's Offices are also exempt. So, a cop could order a gun on the dept letterhead for "duty use" and avoid that 11% tax.
S&W even had a form to fill out saying it was tax exempt.
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04-17-2018, 06:11 PM
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My Registered Magnum was ordered by a distributor in Washington, D.C. in 1937 and shipped by S&W directly to the home of the person who ordered it from them (in Chicago, IL). Common practice at least up through the 1930s. Most of the invoices I have looked at from the 50s and 60s indicate shipment to a sporting goods store, distributor, or jobber.
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They did.
Cops especially, though many, if not most, cops would have it delivered to their office. Their is an 11% federal excise tax on guns and ammo that the manufacturer pays. That tax is built into the cost of S&Ws. Cops are exempt when guns and ammo are ordered for "official duty". Gov't agencies like PDs and Sheriff's Offices are also exempt. So, a cop could order a gun on the dept letterhead for "duty use" and avoid that 11% tax.
S&W even had a form to fill out saying it was tax exempt.
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Back in my cop days, I could get a purchase order from the city for a duty use firearm and not only skip paying the taxes, the city would deduct $10 a paycheck until it was paid off.
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