Oh, and I now have a new trapdoor and a new found lust for a Remington Elliot pepper box. What a sexy little piece!
Baltimore Antique Arms Show 3/15,3/16
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That was a wicked looking gun. There were a few like that in various conditions.
Some big ass blunderbusses caught my eye, most of those were mounted ship guns.
A fair number of dueling pistol sets in boxes including some mini pistol sets.
Plenty of Ballistol for those who want to pay an extra dollar a can to have it right now.
I purchased a 1911...
it was a swiss 1911 rifle. same thing, right?
it was a swiss 1911 rifle. same thing, right?
only longer
i saw. I thought they were oversize training rifles at first.
iH8DemLibz
When All Else Fails.
They were the most interesting thing there. 35 pounds worth of rifle.
The stock looked more like a log with a pistol grip.
Powerful guns were so new back then, they hadn't figured out the muzzle brake yet.
optic1960
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today
Very poor turn out for the show, line was only 15 min long this am and half the people there today were dealers. No body on either side of the table was buying much. People just don't go to the show much any more knowing they can't accord most of what is there. Walked it for several hours and saw so much of it priced double what you would see it for at another show, Its a nice show to just look aroundand see neet items but other than that this show is slowing dieing
Very poor turn out for the show, line was only 15 min long this am and half the people there today were dealers. No body on either side of the table was buying much. People just don't go to the show much any more knowing they can't accord most of what is there. Walked it for several hours and saw so much of it priced double what you would see it for at another show, Its a nice show to just look aroundand see neet items but other than that this show is slowing dieing
screamingeagle
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I couldn't agree mire.I went just to see WW2 stuff which isn't that plentiful which is understandable. The prices were absurd. One guy had some really nice K 98 snipers and some nice all matching k98's. I was considering buying a k 98 until I saw the prices. They were between 1,800 and 3,200 . To put it in perspective a early nice all matching in top condition can be had for 2,500.00
Here are a couple of pics I took.
screamingeagle
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screamingeagle
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ken792
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There were lots of nice M1903's and M1903A3's, a few at great prices. A friend of mine was going to get a Remington transitional pre-A3at a good price, but he thought about it for five minutes too long and it got bought out from under him.
I saw 2 mk1's for less than $700. I thought there were some deals. Not on Colt revolvers unfortunately. Also saw a nice M1917 for about the same price. Lots of Swiss guns too.
Lou45
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This show is notorious for a lot of the dealers jacking up their prices 50% to 100% just for this show. Back in the 90's I new of several that did just that and it was explained to me that it was fairly common practice amongst those that displayed items for sale. I haven't been to this show since 2001.
Johnthetoolguy
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Jeezz....I almost went to this show yesterday. Glad I did not waste my gas. Last time I was at this show, it was still being held at The Fifth Regiment Armory.
MilsurpDan
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Anybody know the name of the business or guy who ran the table with the large assortment of gun parts on the far left side (from the entrance) or his contact info? I wanted to contact him to find out if he had a couple parts that I needed that I forgot to look for yesterday
It was great to go and look at a bunch of guns I will never own. Know nothing about and ammunition is no longer available for.
I learned a few things, but mostly was disgusted by the prices they wanted. I noticed very little actual selling going on.
I learned a few things, but mostly was disgusted by the prices they wanted. I noticed very little actual selling going on.
Yep. It's why I haven't purchased anything there and opted to skip it this year. Decided it wasn't worth my time. A big turn off last year was a bunch of dealers bitching to each other about nobody buying. Well, duh! Most of the buyers there aren't stupid and at least expect a fair price. "Seller wins big, buyer loses big" means potential buyers leave empty-handed.
iH8DemLibz
When All Else Fails.
I could be way off on this, but I don't think I am.
I think these guys have developed an emotional attachment to their firearms. A love affair if you will. In many respects, it defines who they are as people. It's something they put time and money into and they can't bear to see what they love walk out the door.
If they put "buy now" prices on the guns and all the guns sold, what would they do with themselves? That's why I said yesterday that they should remove the price tags and call it a show and tell type show.
If they truly wanted to sell them, they would entice buyers with fair prices and sell them. But they don't want to sell them. Hence the BULL$HIT pricing.
This concludes my phycology lesson for the day.
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