PM Trivia

[Jolly]

Trivia question, originating from a 1928 Popular Mechanics ad...Hints:

1. The item could still be useful in today's society.
2. The price was $9.75, shipped.
3. It would cost more to ship the item today, than it's original cost.
4. The item would not be sold in the back of a modern magazine.
5. The item was first seen in 1893.

What was the item being sold?

[Aqua Letifer]

Rifle.

[Horace]

Sounds like a firearm.

[Jolly]

@Aqua-Letifer said in PM Trivia:

Rifle.

Yep.

Which one?

[Copper]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Arms

In 2013, for the first time since 1928, Remington began to offer an air rifle, called the "Remington Express".

[Jolly]

@Copper said in PM Trivia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Arms

In 2013, for the first time since 1928, Remington began to offer an air rifle, called the "Remington Express".

Nope.

[Aqua Letifer]

Winchester?

[Jolly]

@Aqua-Letifer said in PM Trivia:

Winchester?

Nope.

Hard to buy a Winchester for that kind of money...

[Kincaid]

Savage?

[Jolly]

Or a Savage.

[Klaus]

Mauser Model 1893?

[Jolly]

@Klaus said in PM Trivia:

Mauser Model 1893?

Nope.

(Y'all are sooo close..)

[Mik]

You'll put your eye out.

[Jolly]

Answer:

30-40 Krag Carbine.

Adopted by the U.S. Army in 1893, Krag was the first small-bore, smokeless centerfire fielded by the army. Roosevelt armed the Rough Riders with it, while some U.S. troops were still carrying 45-70's.

Interestingly enough, Roosevelt didn't carry a Krag, but carried an 1895 Winchester chambered in 30-40 Krag during the Spanish-American War.