AJ
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Have owned the Ruger. I have a Walther OSP. Have never seen a Sako, would like to see one!
Every day for this entire year I will post a old school printed gun advertisement.
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Have owned the Ruger. I have a Walther OSP. Have never seen a Sako, would like to see one!
AJ
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The days of Silhouette
The 70s and 80s were the glory days of handgun silhouette shooting.
T/C Super 14 Contenders, the 357 Maximum, Remington XP-100s rechambered in powerful rifle cartridges (for "unlimited" class), knocking down those Rams at the 200 meter line....
IHMSA wisely wrote the rules to include "production class" with a $600 cap on the MSRP of unmodified standard production guns. All the big handgun makers strove to improve and refine their products, emphasizing long range accuracy and power. The American gun-buying public benefitted big time!
(Very different from today!)
These ads are all from my backissues of American Handgunner, ca 1978-1984.
The 70s and 80s were the glory days of handgun silhouette shooting.
T/C Super 14 Contenders, the 357 Maximum, Remington XP-100s rechambered in powerful rifle cartridges (for "unlimited" class), knocking down those Rams at the 200 meter line....
IHMSA wisely wrote the rules to include "production class" with a $600 cap on the MSRP of unmodified standard production guns. All the big handgun makers strove to improve and refine their products, emphasizing long range accuracy and power. The American gun-buying public benefitted big time!
(Very different from today!)
These ads are all from my backissues of American Handgunner, ca 1978-1984.
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Earliest Hämmerli Ad?
From my Hämmerli collection, this is a copy of what may be their earliest ad. Mine is an original document from Hämmerli. It would have appeared in publications such as "La Tir Sportif" (Journal of the UIT), etc.
After WWII, Hämmerli changed from a family business to a corporation. Their single shot "free pistol", was known until then as the MP33 (Match Pistol of 1933). With a refinement of the trigger mechanism, it was renamed the Model of 1951. Within a year, Hämmerli began using model numbers and the free pistol became the Model 100. References to the Model of 1951 are thus quite rare. The frame was also marked "Schweiz" (German for "Switzerland") like the old MP33. With the Model 100 it was marked "Switzerland".
Incidentally, the only Olympic Gold medal won in the free pistol event by an American was with the Hämmerli model 100. Joe Benner was the winner, and this was at the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952.
Besides the original ad, also shown are instructions from the manual, a cross section diagram, and a photo of Joe Benner with his Hämmerli.
Note how the ad instructs the purchaser to supply specific details when ordering. These pistols were built one at a time, by order. They even offered a left hand version for which the grips, frame, and trigger mechanism are a perfect mirror image.
The base price (not indicated in the ad) was about $300.
From my Hämmerli collection, this is a copy of what may be their earliest ad. Mine is an original document from Hämmerli. It would have appeared in publications such as "La Tir Sportif" (Journal of the UIT), etc.
After WWII, Hämmerli changed from a family business to a corporation. Their single shot "free pistol", was known until then as the MP33 (Match Pistol of 1933). With a refinement of the trigger mechanism, it was renamed the Model of 1951. Within a year, Hämmerli began using model numbers and the free pistol became the Model 100. References to the Model of 1951 are thus quite rare. The frame was also marked "Schweiz" (German for "Switzerland") like the old MP33. With the Model 100 it was marked "Switzerland".
Incidentally, the only Olympic Gold medal won in the free pistol event by an American was with the Hämmerli model 100. Joe Benner was the winner, and this was at the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952.
Besides the original ad, also shown are instructions from the manual, a cross section diagram, and a photo of Joe Benner with his Hämmerli.
Note how the ad instructs the purchaser to supply specific details when ordering. These pistols were built one at a time, by order. They even offered a left hand version for which the grips, frame, and trigger mechanism are a perfect mirror image.
The base price (not indicated in the ad) was about $300.
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AJ
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I've got a bottomless pit of ad source material in several languages.
A buddy had one of those HK91 rifles in 308. He got that same promo kit as offered in your ad! He also upgraded it with a bunch of G3 HK sniper rifle parts and used it successfully in 800m service rifle matches....with cast bullet handloads!
His uncle owned a car wrecking lot. My buddy and I used to shoot junk cars with that HK before they got crushed. Lots of fun!
But, I would've LOVED to have one of those Solothurn 20mm anti-tank rifles!! Built in Switzerland secretly for German "independent" customers, that must have been the grey market in a neutral country.
Here's a cool period short film of the Solothurn being tested by a Swiss ordinance team. The recoil at the 3:05 point looks brutal! Nice three shot group at the end.
[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WoMTRWk3JFA[/ame]
PRIMERS, PRIMERS, PRIMERS!!!!!!
Having trouble finding primers? Back in 1969, the companies that made reloading components were independently owned competitors. Now, most of the domestic manufacturers of primers, etc, are owned by Vista Outdoor.
Think about it!
These ads are all from Handloader Magazine, back in 1969. GCA-68 had just been passed into law. D.C. lawmakers were seriously looking into a nationwide handgun ban.
But, you could still buy primers.
Y'all know CCI primers. Maybe less familiar are primers from Super-Vel, RWS, and Norma. All made a fantastic product!
PS: Less than two months to go! Let's run this thing to the finish line!!
Gotta get something out of 2021!
Having trouble finding primers? Back in 1969, the companies that made reloading components were independently owned competitors. Now, most of the domestic manufacturers of primers, etc, are owned by Vista Outdoor.
Think about it!
These ads are all from Handloader Magazine, back in 1969. GCA-68 had just been passed into law. D.C. lawmakers were seriously looking into a nationwide handgun ban.
But, you could still buy primers.
Y'all know CCI primers. Maybe less familiar are primers from Super-Vel, RWS, and Norma. All made a fantastic product!
PS: Less than two months to go! Let's run this thing to the finish line!!
Gotta get something out of 2021!
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I don't have a bottomless pit of magazines for this project. I do have than the normal person though. My first post on this thread was on Post # 2, a written post. The first ad was on Post # 13. If I had thought this thing out I would have sorted the magazines better and kept better track of the ads posted. Getting old sucks as all the ads sort of run together. Maybe if I had just posted one ad a day it would have been better, but not as fun. At four a day we will have to come up with 208 more ads each to finish the year as this is Julian Date 313, which leaves us 52 more days this year.
So let's keep this rolling. Hopefully, other folks keep reading and enjoying.
AJ
AJ
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Moo Moo,
What year is the Winchester 52 ad? I have two in my safe now. Have had about a dozen or so over the last 20 years. I have a friend that owns 28 52's at the last count.
AJ
Sorry but I can't tell. I found it on Pinterest and it didn't have any details to the age of it.
Pin on Shooting
AJ
US Veteran
Thanks, I read the ad on Pinterest. It talks about the rifle being a premier target rifle for 25 years. The rifle came out in 1920, so I am guessing it is from about 1946 or so.
More from Handloader 1969
Hey, MooMoo, love that Sten gun! Cadmus Enterprises must have been quite the shop! (Yesterday: Solothurn 20mm anti-tank rifle!) By the way, I used to live a few blocks away from that building. It was at 5580 Hollywood Blvd. I lived a block south of the 7000 block of Hollywood Blvd.
I always loved Handloader Magazine, especially the older issues from the 60s & 70s.
Most ads were for reloading gear and supplies.
Their gun ads tended to be for accuracy-minded shooters.
Most people think of rubber "Goodyear" grips when they think "Pachmayr". But, they were once known for their gunsmithing. Here, you can see ads for their .45 accuracy jobs and their engraving.
Gotta love those heavy benchrest rifles!
And, this is another stylish T/C Contender ad!
Back then, (1969) both the Contender and Handloader Magazine were quite new.
Hey, MooMoo, love that Sten gun! Cadmus Enterprises must have been quite the shop! (Yesterday: Solothurn 20mm anti-tank rifle!) By the way, I used to live a few blocks away from that building. It was at 5580 Hollywood Blvd. I lived a block south of the 7000 block of Hollywood Blvd.
I always loved Handloader Magazine, especially the older issues from the 60s & 70s.
Most ads were for reloading gear and supplies.
Their gun ads tended to be for accuracy-minded shooters.
Most people think of rubber "Goodyear" grips when they think "Pachmayr". But, they were once known for their gunsmithing. Here, you can see ads for their .45 accuracy jobs and their engraving.
Gotta love those heavy benchrest rifles!
And, this is another stylish T/C Contender ad!
Back then, (1969) both the Contender and Handloader Magazine were quite new.
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From GUNS magazine; May 1970
