This is from a letter written by Parker Bros. to a customer in Connecticut explaining his options for repairing a split in the head of his stock :

Letter to R. L. Keeney, Somersville, Connecticut, February 4, 1911:
“We are in receipt of yours of the 1st, also gun, which we have examined and find what you describe as a swelling of the stock is in reality due to the fact that the stock is split in the head. This was caused by some strain or blow at some time. We could repair this temporarily by putting a screw or bolt through the head of the stock, bring it up to its original location, and this would cost about $2.00. To clean and repair action would cost about $2.50, rebrown barrels $5.00 and to reblue all the iron parts $2.50. This would put your gun in practically as good condition as new. We would be very glad to do any part or all of this work which you might order. The most satisfactory way to repair the stock would be to put on an entirely new one, which would cost $13.00 net. We have set your gun to one side and will await your further instructions before doing anything with it.”

$13 to restock a gun...those were the days:) I wonder what $13 dollars in 1911 would represent today?

$13 to restock a gun in 1911. Couple of thousand now? I bought a calculator the other day for a dollar. Same basic calculator would have cost me $150 in the early 70's. My first car was a Toyota in 1975. It cost $2500 new. Try buying a car for that now. You can buy lap top computers all day long for less than $500. A few years ago those same computers (actually not as good) would have cost a couple of thousand. Go figure.

I checked a couple inflation calculators and$13 in 1911 is equal to about $320 today

I have had a couple of guns restocked and the cost is between $2000-3000. I bought a Chevy 4X4 new with all the options in 1976 for $5500 out the door. A friend bought a new Ford diesel $63K:eek: