Looking at a 1934 Hudson Sporting Goods Catalogue

[45flint]

Bought this week a copy of the 1934 Hudson Sporting Goods Cataloque (New York). 24 pages of the guns of the day. Very interesting to see the descriptions and prices here in the US. Thumbing through it pretty easy to see the difficulty airguns would have here in the States at that time competing with powder burners. Interesting to see only German and one British pistol. Webley at the time had given its rights to Stoeger. Look at the price of a Haenel 28-R. Much more than many US firearms.

https://imgur.com/a/MjnpfaU

[micky2]

Bought this week a copy of the 1934 Hudson Sporting Goods Cataloque (New York). 24 pages of the guns of the day. Very interesting to see the descriptions and prices here in the US. Thumbing through it pretty easy to see the difficulty airguns would have here in the States at that time competing with powder burners. Interesting to see only German and one British pistol. Webley at the time had given its rights to Stoeger. Look at the price of a Haenel 28-R. Much more than many US firearms.

https://imgur.com/a/MjnpfaU

Yes the prices are the main reason that foreign airguns didn't sell very well in the US as they were classed more as toys. and as you say, you could buy a real firearm for less. l know what l would have had.

[45flint]

Also 1934 would have been the depth of the Great Drepression, price would have been much more of a factor for sure. These publications are so much fun cause they give that window to the past, the Warrior is the new pistol of the day.