I like looking at these old advertisements too. We all wish we could go back in time with today's money and buy those guns. What we are really looking at is the effect of inflation over time. If you need to finance a 30 year retirement you better have a pension indexed to inflation or at least have periodic COLA's. What something costs today will be cheap compared to 10, 20 or 30 years from now whether it's a car, a loaf of bread or a double gun.
Another way to look at it, the best time to plant a tree or buy a nice Parker was 30 years ago, the second best time to plant a tree or buy a nice Parker is today.
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