Great Springfield, MO gun show

[Lee Barner]

met forum member FLYGAS. nice guy and had some beautiful smiths for sale. I sold one, traded one on a 2nd model 44, all matching and great mechanics and normal finish wear. bought another Randall(model 15). lots of high prices, lots of stupid high prices and some decent prices on things I wasn't interested in except the Randall. it was very fairly priced. wish I'd had more $$$ I would have brought home a Model 1. member Linde didn't make the show due to family commitments so will have to wait a couple of months to meet him. Lee

 

[Lee Barner]

went back today and traded for another Randall: a stag bird and trout knife. tried a couple of gun trades that didn't work but did find some .44 special ammo at a great price. Lee

 

[Marksman]

When I lived in MO I always went to the Bagnell Dam show in Lake of the Ozarks. Lotsa things you never see at any other gunshow. People from all 50 states and Europe, both dealers and attendees. Bought some nice S & W's and Winchesters there in the late 1970's. Only bad part was that it was in the hottest part of the summer and the building was not air conditioned. Every room in an old schoolhouse including the hallways were filled with tables, there were even guys selling out of the trunk of their cars in the parking lot.