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Unread 12-09-2021, 12:51 PM   #1
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Were they not that popular when new to sell for $1895? Or was that a stress sale to get them sold?
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Were they not that popular when new to sell for $1895? Or was that a stress sale to get them sold?
Having "lost" the production facility in 1989, other manufacturers worldwide were sought, but it was found that the cost to have another facility produce them of equal quality would not allow for a decent return for the investors -- even if they were to charge $10,000.00 (~$22,300.00 equivilency in today's dollars) for a single gun. Post 1989 sales had slowed to the point where they were closed out starting in 1995, prior to that they last retailed at $3370. Here's an ad for the closeout:
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Were they not that popular when new to sell for $1895? Or was that a stress sale to get them sold?
No idea if it was a stress sale (I doubt Jaquas was stressed but they are still going gangbusters) but I personally think they were not very popular at that time, no matter what the reason.
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