What's Your Silliest Gun Show Purchase?

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I just got back from The Pharr (International) Gun Show and all that I have to show for it is a deer-horn back-scratcher, an Eskimo ulu knife, and a CD of flute music. Last time I brought home a Scandinavian draw knife, a sheriff's badge, and some alligator jerky - and, admittedly, a less-than-silly stripped AR lower.

I get the silly stuff because gun shows have become BORING! A little silliness loosens up an otherwise dreary day.

So - what silly stuff have YOU bought at a gun show?
 
Somehow I just knew jerky was going to come up.

The silliest purchase I made was a brand new chrome Raven .25acp with simulated pearl handles. My wife still has it and loves that sucker. It was still silly though.
 
Have to be all those Colt Diamondback stocks I bought for $20-$22 a pair at shows.... Bought just about every pair I found in VG or better condition for under $25. Pretty silly, huh considering the price these days. :)

Okay, Okay.... I bought some of that glasses cleaner stuff a time or two.
 
i actually bought one of the hell-fire pieces of junk once, only paid 15 bucks for it, but I could have bought more beef jerkey from the jerkey guy that seems to be at every gun show. that jerkey is a great diet aide. you eat one stick and you ain't keeping anything down (either end) for at least a few days and expect to loose at least 5 pounds!!! lol
 
I don't know why but I once bought a black jack. It's kinda cool though. I refer to it as my leather-covered "sprang". Actually, I didn't buy it, just got the guy to throw it in on a trade. It would dang sure hurt upside your head though.
 
If I hadn't spent all my money last time, I would have come home with a 5.5" automatic knife. :p

I really keep meaning to find a really cheap Jennings or something, yank it apart, and spend an afternoon in the garage replacing all the junk parts with steel, just for the heck of it.
 
A chocolate Ruger Vaquero. No joke....some guy made a mold of his, and started casting hollow-chocolate guns and selling them.

My ladyfriend was impressed when I gave it to her....she said it was "the most tasteful gun purchase ever". :D

I always buy jerky at a gun show.....best stuff I can find in the area, that's for sure.
 
I bought a ShamWow from a vendor. (ive been saying wow every time) Some fresh fried pork rinds. I found some Lawman 9mm ammo for $10/50 rounds, loaded up on that so the trip wasnt a complete loss.
 
Quoheleth wrote:
I bought a bag of authentic beef jerkey ordered by Adolf Hitler just hours before he committed harey carey.
It matched the Luger that was labeled, "To A. Hitler. With Love. From Lillie Von Schtupp"

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Out of idle curiosity, does anyone know what type of pistol Hitler shot himself with? Was it a Luger, P38, or a PP?
 
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He shot himself in the head with a Walther PPK 7.65mm pistol, some sources claim that he simultaniously bit a cyanide tablet as well.
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Well I also heard that he hung himself with his underwear at the SAME time. I think his death sets the record for the deadliest Rube Goldberg :)
 
Brass knuckles, gun show pizza. A pirate sword. You can find all kinds of 'props' at a gunshow if you look hard enough.

Honestly gun shows were a good place to get kachina dolls. Mom was into those for a while.
 
My wife bought a "pillow" for lack of another term off the top of my head. You stick it in the microwave for a few minutes then drape it around your neck/shoulders for warmth.

She's never used it. :D But it seemed like a good idea at the time.
 
Welldoya, did the same thing years ago with a black jack at a show. It was really nicely made. No idea where that thing is anymore. It is probably buried in some box. When I was 21-22, stuff like that was cool. Swithblades are the other thing I have purchased at gunshows. Like the blackjack, those knives tend to be buried in some box. Pretty useless to me.
 
I never fell for any of the goofy non-gun stuff, but I did buy an Army powered popup target stand (minus the control box). Thing weighed a ton, and took me forever to get rid of.
 
He shot himself in the head with a Walther PPK 7.65mm pistol, some sources claim that he simultaniously bit a cyanide tablet as well.
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We all know he's living somewhere in Argentina......I think. LOL
 
and a AMT Backup...
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if it feeds & ejects reliably and
the thumb safety actually does something and
the trigger pull is under 14 pounds and
each shot don't make the web of your hand say uncle....

well, than you got your $75 worth, yes??

best buy--box of bayonets and scabbards & frogs $45
inside were 2 for k-31's & one for a m1
 
if it feeds & ejects reliably and
the thumb safety actually does something and
the trigger pull is under 14 pounds and
each shot don't make the web of your hand say uncle....

well, than you got your $75 worth, yes??
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"No" to all the above :D
 
How is a deer antler backscratcher silly? I mean, if your back itches, it itches, right? :neener:

The jerky guy hasn't been at the last few shows I've attended. And really, jerky is about the only thing you can consistently count on at gunshows anymore.

The silliest thing I saw (didn't buy, d'oh) was a Remington 513T marked $950. Just wow.
RT
 
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