I was cleaning out some junk from the garage when I came across an old Cabela's catalogue from 1994. The prices for things 17 years ago make me want to invent a time machine.
For instance:
Pietta pistols:
1860 army - reg $124.95 sale $98.95
1851 navy (.36 cal) - reg $99.95 sale $84.95
1858 Remington - reg $124.95 sale $98.95
1851 Marshall (.36 cal) $169.95 not on sale
1851 Pocket Police reg $124.95 sale $108.95
1851 "Confederate Navy" (.44 cal brass frame) $69.95 (not on sale)
Uberti pistols
Colt Walker $189.95 not on sale
Uberti rifles (none on sale)
Henry Sporting (.44-40) $649.95
1866 "Yellow Boy" (.44-40) $499.95
1873 Sporting (.44-40) $599.95
Cattleman's carbine (BP) $239.95
Cattleman's carbine (cart .44-40) $299.95
Other rifles
TC 1/2 stock Hawken $159.95
Pedersoli (?) Sharps sporting (BP) $649.95
Pedersoli (?) Sharps sporting (cart .45-70) $749.95
Kentucky long rifle (cabelas ?) (flintlock) $319.95
Kentucky long rifle (cabelas ?) (perc) $399.95
1862 3-band Enfield (.58 cal) $369.95
1861 Springfield (.58 cal) $449.95
Modern rifles
CVA Panther $219.95
Knight Wolverine $209.95
White Super 91 (blued) $489.95
I think you can add at least $150 to the pistols to meet today's prices, and a thousand dollars or so to the rifles. One thing about the catalogue is that it has page after page of BP stuff unlike the page or two we get today. I especially grimace over the prices for Sharps .45-70 as I would dearly love one of these. I could afford one if they were still as cheap as this but, oh well.
For instance:
Pietta pistols:
1860 army - reg $124.95 sale $98.95
1851 navy (.36 cal) - reg $99.95 sale $84.95
1858 Remington - reg $124.95 sale $98.95
1851 Marshall (.36 cal) $169.95 not on sale
1851 Pocket Police reg $124.95 sale $108.95
1851 "Confederate Navy" (.44 cal brass frame) $69.95 (not on sale)
Uberti pistols
Colt Walker $189.95 not on sale
Uberti rifles (none on sale)
Henry Sporting (.44-40) $649.95
1866 "Yellow Boy" (.44-40) $499.95
1873 Sporting (.44-40) $599.95
Cattleman's carbine (BP) $239.95
Cattleman's carbine (cart .44-40) $299.95
Other rifles
TC 1/2 stock Hawken $159.95
Pedersoli (?) Sharps sporting (BP) $649.95
Pedersoli (?) Sharps sporting (cart .45-70) $749.95
Kentucky long rifle (cabelas ?) (flintlock) $319.95
Kentucky long rifle (cabelas ?) (perc) $399.95
1862 3-band Enfield (.58 cal) $369.95
1861 Springfield (.58 cal) $449.95
Modern rifles
CVA Panther $219.95
Knight Wolverine $209.95
White Super 91 (blued) $489.95
I think you can add at least $150 to the pistols to meet today's prices, and a thousand dollars or so to the rifles. One thing about the catalogue is that it has page after page of BP stuff unlike the page or two we get today. I especially grimace over the prices for Sharps .45-70 as I would dearly love one of these. I could afford one if they were still as cheap as this but, oh well.