Forks of the Delaware Historical Arms Society Gun Show

[MarkV]

I hope to see some of you at the show. My son always comes up from VA for the quarterly shows and we make it a bonding experience. We'll be there birght and early on Saturday morning.

[PaulH]

The last time I was at this show (granted, it was over a year ago) it was mostly antique stuff, with a few ammo dealers. Is this still the case?

[emdarms]

Any chance of picking up a nice M1 Garand for a reasonable price at this show?

[MarkV]

The majority of the weapons are historical, but there's a good amount of recent stuff as well. There are normally quite a few Garands there for sale - prices vary but you can still find good deals. My son always seems to find a diamond in the rough at a good price - he does better than I do!

[emdarms]

Maybe I should commission your son to scout one out for my collection.
I am going to try to make this show if the boss (wife) lets me get away for the weekend. Then we could visit our daughter in DE. It is a plan that could work.

[MarkV]

Maybe I should commission your son to scout one out for my collection.
I am going to try to make this show if the boss (wife) lets me get away for the weekend. Then we could visit our daughter in DE. It is a plan that could work.

We'd be glad to help out - you'll find that majority of the Garands in the large room but there are usually a few in the smaller room as well. Shop around, though. Some of the sellers ask top prices.

If you don't make it down, you might consider buying through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). If you haven't heard anything about them before, drop me an email and I'll give you the link and info.

[ungawa]

Maybe I should commission your son to scout one out for my collection.

You should. I was there over a year ago and the M1 prices were insane. And that was before the insanity.

[G10mm]

Iwill go to this. And see if i can find what i need

[dc dalton]

Maybe ... just MAYBE I would think about going to this show again if the BIG room was filled with dealers that had guns and ammo that weren't rusted historical relics .... enough of the 'yeah ok, old gun' and MORE of the 'yeah I'd buy that'

Sorry but this show has become as musty and old as my great great grandfather's boxers ... get MORE real dealers and less museum curators and then it MIGHT be worth the cost of admission ..... until then it is one GIANT snooze fest!

[emdarms]

I may still make it to the PA show but the CMP may be a good alternative. It is about a 5 hr. trip according to yahoo maps.
If I make it to Harrisburg on the 11th, I will be looking for an original 16" WWI bayonet. Wish me luck.