Mystery Mag Id & antique mall finds

[Awsomepossum]

Hey Everyone,

I haven't had any luck at antique malls finding gun stuff but came across this magazine. Can anyone help me ID it ? Looks like a Remington 742 magazine but cant tell. Anyone ever find anything good at antique malls ?

 

[LoonWulf]

760/7600 mag

Now....whats an antique mall? and where can I find one cause that sounds AWSOME!

 

[Awsomepossum]

They are a collection of antique stores and sometimes have some good stuff. It's a big collection of each individuals booth. It's mostly overpriced junk but you can find some gems. I got a beautiful mahi mahi stained glass piece from one.

 

[LoonWulf]

We don't have those here..... Sounds like it would be fun just to go poke around one.

Damnit, I forgot my bag if mahi in the fridge at work.......guess I'm going back ...grumble, grumble.....

 

[troy fairweather]

There's a bunch of antique shops were my dad live, like dozens of them. I've seen some cool stuff, most have a outdoorsman type stuff section. I've not been in a few hearty one has some very old field and streams for $1 a hole box of bear Razer points I need to go and see if there's any left. Dad said years ago they were a good place for antique guns cheap.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Love antique malls.

I could fill up the bandwidth of this site with pics of all the stuff I’ve bought at them.

 

[Hookeye]

My ol lady worked at one for yrs.
Still smells like it too LOL

 

[Hookeye]

I got a Bear 38# Grizzly in tiger maple for 30 bucks at an antique mall

Got twist out of limb. Nice little bow.
Buds GF got it. Sold for what I had in it w new string.....worth way more.

Didnt care. Got a new archer by doing that.

 

[Hookeye]

Booth rent means folks gotta buy at superlow price. Estate sales/ auctions.
Some folks focus on specific items or types, and others have general/ small stuff and turn more sales.

My local one is large, gets taxidermy. So cool to see old rugs and mounts.

 

[Hookeye]

Hillbilies here made good money in several factories. So while good collectible stuff can be found, it aint at bargain prices.....as some of the factories still going.

I bet much of the stuff never hits the booths, sellers have clientele lists and what gets displayed is left overs

 

[Hookeye]

Lots of repro stuff these days. Vintage looking. Some of it passed off as orig, some of it sold as repro. Signage and smalls all over at one shop

Couple hundred ( or more ) for a orig old sign? Neat to look at.

Cant afford it....but hey heres a repro JD sign thats cute for 15 bucks.

There is a market for that, folks want to leave w something, or a toy for a grandkid.
Smalls can be a boomin biz.

Im still looking for a "Get US out of the United Nations" sign. Drove past one for decades on way to F&W area

I aint payin 400 either.

 

[Rubone]

Antique malls are where all the stuff Estate sellers can't dump on eBay ends up....Didn't used to be like that but times have changed.

 

[Hookeye]

Ebay fees shipping, dealing w people.....

Have a booth at an antique mall and let their workers deal w people.

Might be a bargain in comparison.

Some places charge booth rent and a % of sales. And the latter might change as total sales hits certain level.

Unless you work it as a biz, score at estates and stuff......it aint worth it. Moderate work and moderate luck means the mall will take a big chunk.

So many booth owners come n go.

Those that maintain, know the system and are shrewd business people.

 

[Hookeye]

Covid knocked some of the antique malls out of biz. Drive by one on way to kids doc.
They mostly had old orig stuff.

Was not the junk market so many end up being

 

[Skylerbone]

Antique mall. Loon think abandoned Kmart with stuff inside. It’s the flea market with a permanent tent.

 

[troy fairweather]

Are never have antiques just knockoff Chinese stuff, there was a guy from a old takle shop that moved in and a old leather guy but think both have passed, so I had no reason to go there anymore.

 

[Alaskan Ironworker]

Picked up this old newspaper at work the other day, guy was using them as firestarter!

 

[LoonWulf]

Antique mall. Loon think abandoned Kmart with stuff inside. It’s the flea market with a permanent tent.

Sounds fantastic!

 

[JonMorganHill]

My wife found this Winchester 1894 in a San Diego mall a while back and bought it for me. I think she said $60. It has plenty of "character". Serial number dates it to 1913