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    Default Blast from the past-

    Given the current shortages and high prices,here's a blast from the past from the 1957 Dixie Catalog price .25c-

    Black Powder:$1.25 per pound can 6 1/4 pound keg $5.50 25 pound kegs $16.75

    Percussion Caps:Sizes 10,11,12,13 $4.00 per thousand.Musket Caps $7.00 per thousand.

    Original Tins of Maynard Tape Primers:ten rolls in a tin box,not sure fire.$2.25

    Match Lock Fuse two feet for .15c


    The New Dixie Squirrel Rifle-This gun to the best of my knowledge can not be duplicated for less than $130.00 by any reputable and well known gunsmith. $79.50

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    Damn! Things have sure got out of shape, haven't they?

    jn

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