ArmsMerchant
01-19-2009, 06:33 PM
I worked a gun show this weekend, and toqards the end was a tad wistful, not having seen any bargains--I missed the close-out sale one dealer had. So this guy comes up to my booth, checks out the high-end a/o's, asks if I take trades.
I say, yeah, kinda dubiously--and he pulls out this Iver Johnson top-break revolver chambered for 38 S & W.. Dunno exactly how old it is, but it is stamped with a 1908 patent. I tried not to show the awe and wonder I felt--I love those things, always wanted one, couldn't afford it.
We went around for a while, and finally settled on giving him three knives in exchange for the guns. I paid around $50 for the knives wholesale--the gun is maybe worth $200.
But wait--there's more! He told me of a near-by dealer with a box of ammo for sale for it--38 S & W is kind of a rare caliber--so I went to that guy for ammo, and he had some great deals on guns, which he was selling privately--no paperwork required. So I bought a .380 auto Lorcin and a .380 auto Davis from him for a total of $180.
I say, yeah, kinda dubiously--and he pulls out this Iver Johnson top-break revolver chambered for 38 S & W.. Dunno exactly how old it is, but it is stamped with a 1908 patent. I tried not to show the awe and wonder I felt--I love those things, always wanted one, couldn't afford it.
We went around for a while, and finally settled on giving him three knives in exchange for the guns. I paid around $50 for the knives wholesale--the gun is maybe worth $200.
But wait--there's more! He told me of a near-by dealer with a box of ammo for sale for it--38 S & W is kind of a rare caliber--so I went to that guy for ammo, and he had some great deals on guns, which he was selling privately--no paperwork required. So I bought a .380 auto Lorcin and a .380 auto Davis from him for a total of $180.