PA Cartridge Collector Show: Aug. 19-20

[jonnyc]

Hope to see some of you there!

PA CARTRIDGE COLLECTORS
27th* ANNUAL SHOW

AUGUST 18-20, 2022

REINHOLDS FIRE CO. BANQUET HALL
156 W. MAIN ST., REINHOLDS, PA 17569 (PA RT. 897)
JUST 10 MINUTES OFF THE DENVER TURNPIKE EXIT (286)

BRING YOUR CARTRIDGES:
BUY, SELL, TRADE !!!
AMMUNITION-RELATED COLLECTIBLES: MILITARY, HUNTING, RIMFIRE, INERT ORDNANCE, SHOTSHELLS, BOXES, LOADING TOOLS AND MORE!!!
FOOD AVAILABLE ON-SITE !

8’ SALES TABLES ARE $35 EACH

*** SHOW HOURS: ***

FRIDAY (8/19) 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
SATURDAY (8/20) 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(Set-Up on the 18th, IS FOR TABLE HOLDERS ONLY !!!)

FOR TABLE RESERVATIONS OR
SHOW INFORMATION, CONTACT:

JON COHEN (610) 933-7318 or DAVID SUTTON (610) 415-0572
E-MAIL: pactgshow@verizon.net

[JoshIronshaft]

I'm planning on attending Friday.

Items I can bring to part with:

-US Army 3" Mk2 case (not the Mk2 M2)
-US Navy MK22 dummy fuze
-1.5" Cal wooden baton projectiles (multiple available)
-US Navy 6"/47 Ammunition Storage Tank
-US Early WW2 M17 50 cal ammo cans (2 available)
-US M18 75mm shell, length cut to 11.5" for some reason
-French 37mm projectile, no fuze
-US FJ-2 Fury Fighter Jet Gun Bore Plugs, new old stock (multiple available)

Items I'm interested in:

-Russian WW2 50mm mortar items
-Italian WW2 Brixia mortar projectiles and blank launching cartridges
-Italian WW2 8×59mmRB Breda cartridge used in the Breda M37 heavy machine gun
-US Army 3" Mk2 M2 cases
-US Army WW2 3" projectiles
-US Army WW2 37mm items

[JoshIronshaft]

Nice show. Picked up a number of interesting items for my cartridge collection at very good prices. It was great talking to guys who have been collecting longer than I*ve been alive and are very knowledgeable. Saw many things I had never seen before. From primitive to modern, big to small, dirt cheap to big money. I spent almost 4 hours there despite the misleadingly small size of the show. It takes a lot of time to study everything on one table. My only complaint would be the width of the walking isles. If someone showed up with a motorized scooter it would of really thrown a wrench in the works.

[jonnyc]

Hi Josh,
Glad to hear you enjoyed the show and got some good items. I was happy I had an 8mm Breda for you. Did you find a Brixia? I don't recall seeing any.
It might have seemed small compared to any gun show, but it is actually a good size for a cartridge collector show, and we had a record number of walk-ins.
Sorry about the aisle size; setting up a show in that space, and giving all the dealers what they want (prime spot on the floor and not the stage), can be a daunting task. I'll try to measure better next year.
The 2023 show will be in the same place...Aug. 17-19.

[JoshIronshaft]

Thanks again for the Breda round! No luck on the Brixia. The hunt continues.

When I walked into my first cartridge show this past spring I thought wow, this is it? Hope there are more rooms! I quickly learned how much time can be spent looking and more importantly, learning. Every vendor at a cartridge show seems to be a wealth of knowledge and happy to share it.

Hey, you did the best with the space you had. And if isle size is the only complaint, thats a good thing.

If you can also move the show to Pittsburgh, that would be great haha!

[jonnyc]

Sure...no problem!
BTW, there was talk at the show that the Williamsport show MIGHT be resurrected, and a new show MIGHT be started in Gettysburg. I don't see either happening for the next year, but hope springs eternal! Not sure if those will help you much, but I hope to see you next August.

[JoshIronshaft]

I heard rumor of the Williamsport show. Hopefully I can make it to St Louis next year. Make it a vacation with the girlfriend and see the sights. We*ve never been to that city.

I just picked up a curio cabinet tonight to display cartridges. Now to figure out how to actually lay them out in a way they cant fall over like dominos.