View Full Version : Yet Even More Vintage Gun Ads...1979 Edition...
Got bored so I decided to go digging in my archives of Soldier of Fortune again. Hope you enjoy.
First up is a FN FAL imported by Quality Arms rather and Howco or Gun South. And yes you are reading that, in 1979 the Belgian factory rifle will cost you $1,850.00, adjusted for inflation that's about $5,850.00, but at least the Swiss AMT will only run you $1,350.00
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HK was rolling out the cool new guns.
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Even had a flare pistol.
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But the coolest thing was this weird one called a PSP.
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And wouldn't it be nice to run across a few more of these.
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A little sobering reminder of who might have been President instead of Reagan. The 80s would have been very, very different. And yes people were serious about running this guy instead of Carter.
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A full page reminder that Africa has been a troubled place for a long time.
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But you couldn't take it all seriously, as you can see the same "sky has been falling" for awhile now.
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Even ancient Nazi UFOs are really nothing new. Take that History Channel.
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So stock up on your exploding bullets.
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Learn the Ninja Death Touch.
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And you can never have too many nunchaku and throwing stars.
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This was my bedtime reading material when I was 12, that probably explains a lot of things.
Moose-Knuckle
07-11-14, 02:43
First up is a FN FAL imported by Quality Arms rather and Howco or Gun South. And yes you are reading that, in 1979 the Belgian factory rifle will cost you $1,850.00, adjusted for inflation that's about $5,850.00, but at least the Swiss AMT will only run you $1,350.00
http://i57.tinypic.com/eg4doi.jpg
Gadzooks! What was Quality Arms price compared to the other importers? I remember my dad wanting an FAL in a bad way but he went with an HK91 due to money. Still not a bad choice considering, IIRC he paid a little over $400 for it!
Gadzooks! What was Quality Arms price compared to the other importers? I remember my dad wanting an FAL in a bad way but he went with an HK91 due to money. Still not a bad choice considering, IIRC he paid a little over $400 for it!
Actually when GSI began importing them in the early 80s, the price actually went up to about $2,000.00 Thankfully the Springfield Imports (which I think were Imbel) could be had for about half that price when they came on the market in the mid 80s.
The real sticker shock was the first Egyptian Maadi semi auto AKMs at $1,275.00 which were imported by Steyr.
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?77010-Even-More-Vintage-Gun-Advertisements
Moose-Knuckle
07-11-14, 03:34
I have to wonder, how much does a genuine Belgian FN FAL go for now days? Yikes!
I think most folks (myself included) think about Kalashnikovs being "cheap" in the 80's due to the Chinese variants and IIRC IMI Galils and Finnish Valmets that were on par with the Chinese in pricing . . . before the '89 ban.
I remember in '85-'86 I had a subscription to SOF while I was in the Army. One of the '86 issues (don't have that particular one anymore) did a review of the "new" Armscorp M-14. At that time USGI parts kits were in abundance and that's what they were built on. IIRC the price was $750! I was an E-4 and that wasn't gonna fly with my (ex)wife.
The next year, '87, I PCS'd to Ft. Knox and bought my first AK. It was a Norinco I bought at that huge-ass gunshow they have twice a year in Loiusville. It cost $300.
ETA: in today's dollars the M-14 would've cost $1628 and the AK would've been $628.
QuietShootr
07-11-14, 07:32
You and me both. ****ing Dolan's Sports...lol. Did anyone ever actually order anything from them?
Keep these up, I love 'em.
This was my bedtime reading material when I was 12, that probably explains a lot of things.
Even ancient Nazi UFOs are really nothing new. Take that History Channel.
http://i60.tinypic.com/308wgtw.jpg
This made me lol. That stuff is great. Between the History channel and their obsession with UFO's and Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot I just can't help but laugh. I didn't realize "Reality TV" was such comedy gold...
For anyone wondering, supposedly during Operation High Jump our Navy's expedition into Antarctica encountered remnants of Nazi forces with advanced aircraft or UFO's...at least that's what the History Channel wants you to believe.
Operation High Jump:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Highjump#Conspiracy_theories
I have to wonder, how much does a genuine Belgian FN FAL go for now days? Yikes!
I think most folks (myself included) think about Kalashnikovs being "cheap" in the 80's due to the Chinese variants and IIRC IMI Galils and Finnish Valmets that were on par with the Chinese in pricing . . . before the '89 ban.
Preban FN FALs generally start around $4-5k and go all the way up. That is why I have a safe full of DSA and Imbels.
You and me both. ****ing Dolan's Sports...lol. Did anyone ever actually order anything from them?
Keep these up, I love 'em.
I got a few...
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Moose-Knuckle
07-11-14, 14:56
Preban FN FALs generally start around $4-5k and go all the way up. That is why I have a safe full of DSA and Imbels.
Slight thread drift, are the current DSA offerings on par with their earlier models? I've been hearing of QC issues. Need to add an FAL varient to the cache one day and its looking like a DSA is about my only option cost wise.
Slight thread drift, are the current DSA offerings on par with their earlier models? I've been hearing of QC issues. Need to add an FAL varient to the cache one day and its looking like a DSA is about my only option cost wise.
The problem with DSA is they ran out of Steyr barrels years ago. So they no longer have a FAL rifle that is cold, hammer forged. They are all now US button barrels, not sure if those are good, bad or otherwise as every DSA I own began as a Stg58 with a Steyr barrel.
You might still be able to track down an Imbel kit with an intact barrel and then have that build on either a DSA or an Imbel receiver, probably the best way to get a quality FAL.
Here is a source for Imbel kits with a factory barrel.
http://entreprise.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=14
sandman99and9
07-11-14, 18:03
I posted on your Facebook post about these ads today. I ordered the big shurikens from that ad when I was somewhere between 12-15
Spent many hours throwing them into every tree and fence I could find in Orlando :)
S.M.
What about those Velet explosive bullets! Anybody got a box laying around they want to part with? Or is that for the where can I get it thread:).....And the pencil control act??? Off to google..EDIT:<- found one of newer models "Inner City Defense Pencil" for sale for $35 at ustacticalsupply.com, I kinda want one. Looks mean and lightweight.
Moose-Knuckle
07-11-14, 19:20
The problem with DSA is they ran out of Steyr barrels years ago. So they no longer have a FAL rifle that is cold, hammer forged. They are all now US button barrels, not sure if those are good, bad or otherwise as every DSA I own began as a Stg58 with a Steyr barrel.
You might still be able to track down an Imbel kit with an intact barrel and then have that build on either a DSA or an Imbel receiver, probably the best way to get a quality FAL.
Here is a source for Imbel kits with a factory barrel.
http://entreprise.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=14
Thanks for the info on the barrels and the link. I dont' have the funds right now to jump into yet another platform, but if I free up some up in the near future I think I might start looking for a Springfield imported Imbel SAR 48.
Thanks for the info on the barrels and the link. I dont' have the funds right now to jump into yet another platform, but if I free up some up in the near future I think I might start looking for a Springfield imported Imbel SAR 48.
Just to be clear, I don't know that the DSA produced barrels are "bad", they are just not factory Steyr barrels.
Magic_Salad0892
07-12-14, 06:19
I love these threads, and the Hitler UFO thing is great.
Moose-Knuckle
07-12-14, 15:35
Just to be clear, I don't know that the DSA produced barrels are "bad", they are just not factory Steyr barrels.
Oh I understand what you are getting at, I just have a thing for cold forged hammered barrels.
justin_247
07-12-14, 16:46
The ads are great. I would really like to see a stickied thread with nothing but pictures of cool advertisements out of vintage gun mags.
Moose-Knuckle
07-12-14, 18:07
The ads are great. I would really like to see a stickied thread with nothing but pictures of cool advertisements out of vintage gun mags.
The OP has entertained us with multiple threads of such ads. I really like the old SGN ads.
The ads are great. I would really like to see a stickied thread with nothing but pictures of cool advertisements out of vintage gun mags.
If you search "Vintage Gun Ads" you will find about half a dozen other posts of the same.
If you search "Vintage Gun Ads" you will find about half a dozen other posts of the same.
Hey Steyr,
Since you have a lot of old SOF magazines, do you happen to have the one from the first half of 1986 that reviews the Armscorp M-14 clone?
I have quite a few SOF's from as early as '79 to about '86. Hit or miss on the month-to-month continuity though.
Off topic here, but the mention of SOF got me to thinking about the fact that in the mid-80's, while in the Army, I donated $1 per paycheck to the Afghan Freedom Fighter Fund (approved for the CFC, Combined Federal Campaign they hit you up for every year). Of course this was during the anti-Soviet effort there and my crystal ball didn't pick up on the future of Afghanistan. :meeting:
Hey Steyr,
Since you have a lot of old SOF magazines, do you happen to have the one from the first half of 1986 that reviews the Armscorp M-14 clone?
I have quite a few SOF's from as early as '79 to about '86. Hit or miss on the month-to-month continuity though.
Off topic here, but the mention of SOF got me to thinking about the fact that in the mid-80's, while in the Army, I donated $1 per paycheck to the Afghan Freedom Fighter Fund (approved for the CFC, Combined Federal Campaign they hit you up for every year). Of course this was during the anti-Soviet effort there and my crystal ball didn't pick up on the future of Afghanistan. :meeting:
I'll have to check, do you happen to know the month of that issue? And yeah, looking at issues calling for support of the Afghan Freedom Fighter Fund does cause some frustration, even if we were helping them shoot down Russian Hinds in payback for Vietnam. Thankfully I never sent them a dime and spent all my money on nunchaku, throwing stars and blowguns.
I'll have to check, do you happen to know the month of that issue?
I remember reading it while on Tiger Island (Honduras) and we went there in May of '86. So it had to be maybe the April, May, or June issue (?). *Maybe* July but more likely one of the others.
When I was stationed at Nellis AFB in the 1980's, I used to go to the annual SOF conventions that were held at the Sahara Hotel. They were pretty entertaining, with all the overweight, camo-clad weekend commandos walking around.
The firepower demo was cool, with reps from HK and other major players.
justin_247
07-13-14, 09:43
If you search "Vintage Gun Ads" you will find about half a dozen other posts of the same.
My point exactly. Instead of having a half dozen threads, why not one big one that's constantly updated by everyone? Like we do with pic threads...
My point exactly. Instead of having a half dozen threads, why not one big one that's constantly updated by everyone? Like we do with pic threads...
Ahhh gotcha.
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