Gun show rant, early Model 10

[SPEEDGUNNER]

When it comes to gun show etiquette, the norm seems to be that you (the buyer) are in control of the transaction as long as you have the item in your hand. Once you put it down, it then becomes fair game again - to other buyers, adjacent dealers who now have taken notice, or the dealer themselves rethinking their pricing strategy.

Tough deal to lose, but as mentioned, there are plenty more of that variation floating around.

If luck travels with you (as it sounds like it does) you will probably find a nicer one at a lower price point.

Happy Hunting!

 

[k22fan]

When it comes to gun show etiquette, the norm seems to be that you (the buyer) are in control of the transaction as long as you have the item in your hand. [...]

Not always, and certainly not legally. You actually have no exclusive right to be the first to accept the table holder's price even if you are handling the goods.

Some years ago at a small show I turned around from the table to ask my friends how foolish they thought I'd be paying the $70 asking price for the French Lebel rifle I was holding. Because they had no interest in foreign military stuff I knew they'd say I'd be a complete fool. Actually I was the fool for not buying the thing right away, but I didn't perceive there to be any competition. The Lebel was in unusually good condition, and I would have been delighted to pay $100 and might have gone $150. Someone stepped in between my back and the table and handed the table holder $80.

 

[00Buck2]

"Everything happens for a reason, and everything happens for the best." Advice that my mother passed on to me many years ago. I always look at it as I wasn't meant to have it because something MUCH better is coming my way.
And, you know what? It generally does!

So I went to another gun show today paid my $6 and walked to the back of the show. The entrance was cram packed with people carrying black rifles. First case I came to I saw one that would put me on the path to healing from the early Mod 10 . I asked to see it, he handed it to me and I drooled all over it. He allowed me to remove the grips and the ugly Pac t-grip that was on it, all the numbers matched.

This time I kept a firm grip on the gun and asked him the price and then asked if he had any room to move on it . He said "no, but I will throw in an old S&W holster". First 5 min of show, first case I looked at couldn't turn it down or let it out of my hands, I paid the man.

Today was the best gun show I had been to in a long time! I walked around for another 3 hrs with a big grin and for a moment, I forgot all about the early Mod 10.

Here is a couple pic's. I know it's not the right thread but I sure am happy and seems like a fitting end. at least until I see that early Mod 10 again

Excellent condition blued 15-3 2" from 1973

 

[DCWilson]

That's really nice. The two-inch 15s have a special appeal that is all their own. I hope to find one of those some day in a condition like the one you just bought. Congratulations!

 

[SPEEDGUNNER]

"Happy Hunting!"

See how it all worked out? Nice score.

 

[RussellD]

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That is redemption in fine fashion...Love the model 15! Very nice