Chief, the 1961 Shooters Bible does indeed show the SKB Royal Deluxe, with a price of $400. The same catalog shows the Bernardelli Holland and Franchi Condor--both sidelocks--for $450 and $470, respectively. I think SKB must have done some fairly serious corner-cutting when Ithaca was importing their guns. (Minor correction: that relationship lasted from the mid-60's through the mid-70's.) I bought a brand new Ithaca SKB Model 150 in 1972 for $162. That was a military rod & gun club price, so better than normal retail . . . and a real bargain. Eventually, Ithaca parted company from SKB because of significant price increases.
We also need to remember than H&H eventually owned Webley & Scott, and had boxlocks made there under the H&H name. Gunman, were you still there at that time?
