Met up with Andy, Murphy, and Proud Hillbilly this morning at Dulles for the “Nation’s Gun Show”. We wandered the aisles, and noted (as usual), different (high) prices especially on pistols depending on which table one walked by. Also as usual, there were the ‘overpriced’ collectibles, pistols, rifles, shottys, pieces/parts; AR-15 uppers/lowers (both stripped and complete) and multiple tables selling Magpul accessories, ammo (some decent, some overpriced). Hillbilly is going to learn how to reload, so she bought the basics to start, and some pieces/parts for the loader she has. She was also “looking” for a lever gun, but no joy today.
Andy was looking for AR pieces, and found ‘some’ of what he needed, and ended up with something else too (but that’s HIS story to tell). Murph was just looking like I was, and ironically, there was a S&W Model 76 (which he’d blogged about a couple of days ago). I walked by a table of S&W pistols, with a couple of Colts off in the corner, and kinda glanced at them. The Python was ‘high’, the Diamondback I ‘thought’ was missing a digit on the price. So we wandered aisles, and I wandered back by that one table (for once I remembered WHERE the table was), and sure enough, the pistol was still there, and apparently the tag was NOT missing a digit. So I jumped on it… 🙂
Turns out he also had the original box, AND it’s a 1975 pistol!
Andy was looking for AR pieces, and found ‘some’ of what he needed, and ended up with something else too (but that’s HIS story to tell). Murph was just looking like I was, and ironically, there was a S&W Model 76 (which he’d blogged about a couple of days ago). I walked by a table of S&W pistols, with a couple of Colts off in the corner, and kinda glanced at them. The Python was ‘high’, the Diamondback I ‘thought’ was missing a digit on the price. So we wandered aisles, and I wandered back by that one table (for once I remembered WHERE the table was), and sure enough, the pistol was still there, and apparently the tag was NOT missing a digit. So I jumped on it… 🙂
Turns out he also had the original box, AND it’s a 1975 pistol!
Original box and papers
Probably 98% gun, target sights
No muzzle wear, no holster wear, shot very little
Grips are a ‘tad’ loose, but not unusual
Timing and lock up are dead on, and this one is in MUCH better shape than my beat up shooter… But it will get shot too!
After a bit, we adjourned to Hooter’s for wings and things and lunch. Hillbilly was not exactly happy, since ‘we’ had something to look at and she didn’t, but what the heck… Sorry Lady! 🙂
Conversation was, as always, varied and swung wildly between subjects! Sadly the day ended early, as all of us had ‘other’ things that we needed to complete this afternoon, but as always it was good to see folks, and get a bit of down time.
Very nice find!
Nice score on the Diamondback, it looks like a beauty!
Nice find! I need to get to another gun show soon.
Good for you. Things like this make life worth living.
Was good time. And how you always score those deals I’ll never know.
That was a good time. Thanks for coming out.
Great find – congrats! Sounds like a good time was had by all.
Congratulations on a Nice Find at the funshow.
Something extremely gratifying about finding something like that with all the documentation and everything.
Too bad the cylinder turns backwards. /G/
A real Beauty!
Oh Andy didn’t mention Proud Hillbilly went. I am sure you will be shocked to learn I have never been in a hooters…lol. Missed out again.
Nice gun!!,
Carteach/Bob- Yep blind hog again… 🙂
Tim- Yep!
Murph- Because I look at other than MGs 🙂
Andy- Truly enjoyed it!
Rev- It was!
Rick- Thanks… Smartass! 🙂
Armed- Yep!
Agirl- Sorry bout that… Your Hubby ‘could’ fix that 🙂
And he didn’t show us the gun!
Hey, agirlandhergun, I had never been in a Hooters, either. Good wings.
Also had never been to a gun show – acres of shooty goodness. But I restricted myself to picking up stuff to get the reloading going with. Which was painful.
And that’s exactly why ya go to gun shows – ya just never know what you might find. Plus it is probably cheaper than a ‘movie’ (even if it’s one of them ‘talkies), probably lots more entertaining and ya get some exercise to boot!
You know, there are days I just can’t STAND your luck. ; )
PH- Well, you’ll see it at the range 🙂
Anon- All true!
Les- Sorry… 🙂
I should have been there. *sigh*
[DROOL]
NFO, you ever feel the need to divest of that pistola, give me a holler, wouldja?
😀
Lucky find. Sounds like a good time was had by all.
MSgt- If you hadn’t had to work… Just sayin!
Jay- Um… bout the 12th of never, but you’re on the list 🙂
DB- It was, and it was!
thanks for sharing.
Pistols are one of my favorite guns.