Cost of a Tell Model 3 pistol in 1938 in $ or Pounds.

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Got this chart from the Internet of the conversion of German Marks in the 1930’s:



The cost of a Tell 3 in late 1930’s:




Would be over $50 which at the time was crazy money? Seems unlikely it could be that extreme? I assume the catalog shows a high “suggested” retail price? The Haenel 28R was $18 in the 1930’s? But if half true, could certainly help explain its lack of market penetration at the time. It does seem a very complex, high quality pistol to manufacture at any reasonable cost. It can seem deceptively simple until you examine the patent drawings and appreciate what’s really going on inside.