Kamloops gun show
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Again, a good show which was well attended and featured some good stuff. I've never seen so many Jungle Carbines at a show for a long time. Prices on them ranged from $350-$450.
There was a fair selection of MILSURPs, incl a M1903 MkI Springfield which sold for $1100 and a Winchester M1D Garand which sold for $2400. Also an all WRA M1 Carbine which saw $1100.
One showstopper, for me anyway, was a quite flattering 2x3ft oil portrait of Adolph Hitler(sans swastika armband)selling for $300.
It remained unsold as of closing. We are close to the 65th anniversary of Hitler's suicide. Might have been appropriate to buy it and take it to the range for some head shots!!
There was a fair selection of MILSURPs, incl a M1903 MkI Springfield which sold for $1100 and a Winchester M1D Garand which sold for $2400. Also an all WRA M1 Carbine which saw $1100.
One showstopper, for me anyway, was a quite flattering 2x3ft oil portrait of Adolph Hitler(sans swastika armband)selling for $300.
It remained unsold as of closing. We are close to the 65th anniversary of Hitler's suicide. Might have been appropriate to buy it and take it to the range for some head shots!!
I didnt actually buy it from that gentleman, but I was chatting with him shortly after i bought it from a table in section A.
jibjedi;
You have good reason to be happy with your toy. It is a beautiful specimen. I have 2 of them, one unfired but the other looks like the entire Hermann Goering Panzer Parachute Division ran right over top of it.
Yours is MUCH nicer!
Have fun!
You have good reason to be happy with your toy. It is a beautiful specimen. I have 2 of them, one unfired but the other looks like the entire Hermann Goering Panzer Parachute Division ran right over top of it.
Yours is MUCH nicer!
Have fun!
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
Bayonet prices sure have changed, I paid $30 for my No7 with scabbard, still in the grease.
Oh, and $5 for a fluted spike
I paid $30 for my No7 with scabbard, still in the grease.Oh, and $5 for a fluted spike
1917 Lithgow No1 Mk3, with matching bolt, and bubba'd forend. Barrel untouched though, so it's restorable. Paid $70.00. Now I'm on the hunt for a No1 mag and wood...
Talked to a guy who found a restorable P14 (Winchester) for $50.00!
Some outrageous prices though- a bubba'd K98 for only $1225.00!!! A guy could get seriously hosed if he didn't know his stuff.
Talked to a guy who found a restorable P14 (Winchester) for $50.00!
Some outrageous prices though- a bubba'd K98 for only $1225.00!!! A guy could get seriously hosed if he didn't know his stuff.
Oh, the fun and games of gun shows!
Few years ago, I was at a certain gun show, fellow I knew came up to me and asked if he had paid too much for a critter. It was a 1931 Number 4 Mark 1, made at Enfield, of course, about 85% finish, never #####ed in any way. He paid $250 for it.... from one of my friends who hadn't even told me that he had such a beast for sale!. Yup: one of the Trials rifles, completely untouched.
There are still treasures to be found. Nice thing is that it's good guys that are finding some of them.
Few years ago, I was at a certain gun show, fellow I knew came up to me and asked if he had paid too much for a critter. It was a 1931 Number 4 Mark 1, made at Enfield, of course, about 85% finish, never #####ed in any way. He paid $250 for it.... from one of my friends who hadn't even told me that he had such a beast for sale!. Yup: one of the Trials rifles, completely untouched.
There are still treasures to be found. Nice thing is that it's good guys that are finding some of them.
Hey, guys, I can remember these bayonets at 5 bucks, brand-new, in grease, with scabbard.
Only problem was that the minimum wage at that time was $1.25 an hour.
Change things over to 'how long did you have to work to get it' and prices aren't so scary.
The politicians lie, always. This country has seen close to 1,000 percent inflation in the last 40 years. For proof, look at a chocolate bar. A dollar chocolate bar today is smaller than a 10-cent bar used to be. Problem with inflation is that it is cumulative and progressive. Look at what happens to a dollar at an inflation rate of 10% constantly.
After 1 year, you have $1x.9= 90 cents.
After 2 years, the SAME dollar is 90 cents x .9= 81 cents.
A year later, it is .81x.9= 73 cents.
A year later, it is .73x.9= 66 cents
At the end of 5 years of this, your dollar is now .66x.9= 59 cents.
In just 5 years, your 'dollar' has lost 40 percent of its purchasing power.
After 10 years, you are looking at:
Year 6: .59x.9= 53 cents
Year 7: .52x.9= 48 cents
Year 8: .48x.9= 43 cents
Year 9: .43x.9= 39 cents
Year 10: .39x.9= 35 cents and you still think it is a DOLLAR. Your PAY has gone up and that puts you into a new tax bracket, but while the tax bracket has gone up, your pay hasn't gone up enough to make up for losing 65 cents on every dollar. So you are paying a HIGHER tax rate on LESS actual purchasing-power than you were.
The $12 rifle I bought in high-school now is a $200 rifle.... and I'm losing purchasing-power on the deal if I sell it.
Only problem was that the minimum wage at that time was $1.25 an hour.
Change things over to 'how long did you have to work to get it' and prices aren't so scary.
The politicians lie, always. This country has seen close to 1,000 percent inflation in the last 40 years. For proof, look at a chocolate bar. A dollar chocolate bar today is smaller than a 10-cent bar used to be. Problem with inflation is that it is cumulative and progressive. Look at what happens to a dollar at an inflation rate of 10% constantly.
After 1 year, you have $1x.9= 90 cents.
After 2 years, the SAME dollar is 90 cents x .9= 81 cents.
A year later, it is .81x.9= 73 cents.
A year later, it is .73x.9= 66 cents
At the end of 5 years of this, your dollar is now .66x.9= 59 cents.
In just 5 years, your 'dollar' has lost 40 percent of its purchasing power.
After 10 years, you are looking at:
Year 6: .59x.9= 53 cents
Year 7: .52x.9= 48 cents
Year 8: .48x.9= 43 cents
Year 9: .43x.9= 39 cents
Year 10: .39x.9= 35 cents and you still think it is a DOLLAR. Your PAY has gone up and that puts you into a new tax bracket, but while the tax bracket has gone up, your pay hasn't gone up enough to make up for losing 65 cents on every dollar. So you are paying a HIGHER tax rate on LESS actual purchasing-power than you were.
The $12 rifle I bought in high-school now is a $200 rifle.... and I'm losing purchasing-power on the deal if I sell it.
longbranch*
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Victoria,BC.
Kamloops
I staggered around the show for both days. Hirst 2 minutes into the show I saw a 1941 Portuguese K98, rather battered and no bayonet, all matching good value at $700. If not for the fact I have a new,un-issed example w/bayonet, I'd have probably picked it up.I left it on the table for someone else knowing it would sell quickly and it did.
That 1942 Longbranch was there again, tagged as a "sniper" for $800 I recall. Trouble is , no holes for mounts, no markings except butt-socket had been filed and re-numbered. It was also at Chilliwack show. Oh did anyone notice that contingent of Chinese buyers? Oh and did anyone else notice that contingent of Chinese buyers? They were throwing money around like mad! My buddy watched them drop about 10K in 15 minutes on anything from Siamese Mauser, bubb'd Enfields, Coeey's etc. Wonder if it was them that bought that 1911 Colt (1914) w/holster with the 2K price on it!? Buddy I was with managed to find a Canadian contract 1911 Colt in 80% , inscribed with officers name from the 48th Highlanders for $600. Now that was a deal!
Geoff
I staggered around the show for both days. Hirst 2 minutes into the show I saw a 1941 Portuguese K98, rather battered and no bayonet, all matching good value at $700. If not for the fact I have a new,un-issed example w/bayonet, I'd have probably picked it up.I left it on the table for someone else knowing it would sell quickly and it did.
That 1942 Longbranch was there again, tagged as a "sniper" for $800 I recall. Trouble is , no holes for mounts, no markings except butt-socket had been filed and re-numbered. It was also at Chilliwack show. Oh did anyone notice that contingent of Chinese buyers? Oh and did anyone else notice that contingent of Chinese buyers? They were throwing money around like mad! My buddy watched them drop about 10K in 15 minutes on anything from Siamese Mauser, bubb'd Enfields, Coeey's etc. Wonder if it was them that bought that 1911 Colt (1914) w/holster with the 2K price on it!? Buddy I was with managed to find a Canadian contract 1911 Colt in 80% , inscribed with officers name from the 48th Highlanders for $600. Now that was a deal!
Geoff
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