Long gone dealers of military and useful stuff

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The Sidney I Robinson of Winnipeg had a catalogue for various outdoor needs. I still have a badly photocopied pamphlet on fur trapping from their store on Ellice Street. The business was bought up by Cabellas (I think).

Princess Auto used to have a catalogue of assorted surplus items too. I remember seeing truck tarps and tires listed for sale. Not that I knew or cared about that stuff either.

Eaton's, Sears (Simpson Sears?) and Canadian Tire used to sell .303 Lee Enfields in their sporting goods departments. They were amongst the cheapest hunting rifles available too. I've been sorting the now-discarded long gun registry data, which was posted on the internet after some newspaper won its Access to Information case. There are plenty of guns identified as Eatonia. Some seem to be Italian Carcanos in 6.5mm. Sears' store brand was JC Higgins.