Want an old Dept. Store Rifle.
09-20-2004, 05:39 AM
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RE: Want an old Dept. Store Rifle.
I have a Western Field .30-06 bolt-action rifle that dates from about 1971. It's actually a commercial Mauser, made by Heym, in West Gemany. With a Heym label on it, it would Blue Book at about $800; as it is, it's worth less (the stock's a bit scratched up, for one thing).
I'm thinking of selling it because it's a right-handed rifle and I'm left-handed. But it's a beautiful rifle--the quality of workmanship is most impressive.
A lot of people think, "Bah, cheap department-store junk!" But they don't realize that there was a time when the mass-merchandisers (Sears, Penney's, Wards) were actually proud of their merchandise, and offered some genuine quality goods, not just the cheapest thing they could get away with.
I'm thinking of selling it because it's a right-handed rifle and I'm left-handed. But it's a beautiful rifle--the quality of workmanship is most impressive.
A lot of people think, "Bah, cheap department-store junk!" But they don't realize that there was a time when the mass-merchandisers (Sears, Penney's, Wards) were actually proud of their merchandise, and offered some genuine quality goods, not just the cheapest thing they could get away with.
