Got back about an hour ago. Jr. and I did the SOS military show Friday and the National Gun Day show today. We left about 1:00 P.M today and made a few stops on the way home. While there I ran into Doublesharp and Keith 44 again. (I got a project I may need his help on later) Hung around with Burg at David Carroll's tables ( David had his usual drop dead to die for super rare one of a kind museum quality S&W's that most people would kill for on his tables) when I wasn't cruising the aisles. Somebody needs to watch Burg. That guy's dangerous. He's got "that look" in his eye. I expected him to break out the snowblower at any moment. I'm just glad it didn't happen. He did give me something in a bottle from some Daniel's guy. I appreciate that greatly.

There's a bunch of stuff to look at here and unfortunately I didn't have more than one day to look at it. It seemed like 4" K22's were falling from the sky. Doublesharp showed me a nice mod 18 he picked up and later I picked up a nice pre 18 5 screw. (C&R's are handy) We got good deals on both. Jr. found a 1943 Winchester model 12 trench gun that he bought after researching it on his phone computer for about an hour while I sat there and held it to keep someone else from buying it before we actually knew what it was. We learned the hard way not to put something down while trying to find out what it is. After that I was sitting at David Carroll's table admiring the K22 I found when a guy walks up with another one. I just got one. I didn't need another so I walk the guy down to DS's table and he didn't need another one either. Burg was lost about then or he probably would have bought it. The price was right.

As mentioned above, I left before I wanted to because it was a long nine hour drive home if we didn't stop. We always stop. The first stop was at an antique mall just south of Louisville. I've found lots of nice stuff here in the past, but the only thing we found today was some pilled up woman who was falling over stuff and breaking it. I immediately got homesick. The store owner told her in no uncertain terms to get out of his store. She told him she would buy his store and fire him. He told her "if it ever comes up for sale I'll be sure and call you, but right now get the hell out of my store before you tear something else up." She mentioned something about her fiancee beating him up as she left the store. Apparently they must be everwhere. I'm guessing Lortabs and Somas. I didn't smell any booze when she staggered by.

We left there and didn't stop again until Franklin, Tenn. at another one of my favorite antique stores. It was uneventful until we started out the door. At the last booth I spotted an old sign. It was an old gold leaf lettered sign with a black background done on glass. It was done on the reverse side of a piece of glass. Upon a closer inspection I could see lines on the glass where it had been mounted in a frame. I remember seeing signs like this in old buildings when I was a lot younger. I'm guessing it was at leasted 100 years old and had probably been mounted over a door in an old doctor's office. It reads "Evaluation Center For Disturbed Women." The price was right and it came home with me to be mounted in a prominent spot on one of my walls alongside some of my other stuff.

The rest of the trip was a pretty much boring, long and grueling drive. (620 miles) I'm gonna sleep late in morning but I might get up in time to take in the Slidell, La. show. Depends on what I feel like. Dick and David, thanks for the hospitality.

Good to see you Charlie. My 18 is a 5 screw from 1952 and yes the C&R helps. Probably should have bought that last one at 450 but sometimes I nearly put myself in the poorhouse buying bargains.

Cooler's packed and I'm on my way back for day 3 in a few minutes. Big crowd yesterday and today will probably be active, too.

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Charlie,

Glad I got to visit with you for a minute or two.
Y'all really cabbaged on them K frame 22s

Hated it I couldn't stay longer...That sunshine was a callin me...Or that's jest what I call her


Su Amigo,
Dave

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i'm guessing c&r is curio and relic.
what does that help?
educate me please, i'm not versed on this.

Ralph,
I don't rightly know my own-self.
But, kinda knowing the parties involved it may have sumthin to do with mysterious sanctimonies
in the dead of the nite or a big ol Harley up on the high dive.....

Naw, it's kinda like a 'type' of license implemented with the GCA of '68 mabee

Sumbody will be along directly to set all this straight.

Su Amigo,
Dave

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Yawn.....Curio and Relic license allows a collector to buy anything over 50 years old. Very handy for out of state gunshows and getting stuff sent to your house. My feet still hurt but I sure did sleep good this morning. I just got through putting the last coat of Super Bright orange paint on the front sight of my new old pre 18. I'm gonna shoot it after I eat a few fresh eggs and get the venison started in the crock pot. When we left the show yesterday there were snow flurries but the weather is beautiful here today. It won't be long and the grass is gonna need mowing.

Not to worry. Buy all of those you see and I will happily allow you to make a profit,AND I will also pay the shipping to SC.
f.t.

That goes for anyone who finds K-22 CM's for $450.

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