^ someone rep that because I need to spread it around & can't.
LOL, I just tried and was told I have to spread it around too
^ someone rep that because I need to spread it around & can't.
LOL, I just tried and was told I have to spread it around too
~8-10 years ago they were available at the CMP store in Ohio and I'm kicking myself for not going up there with a buddy when he got his for ~$400. Prices have gone up drastically and are now in the ~$750-1400 range!
I may have been watching that same auction!!!
Ha! I was watching that one too. Glad to see someone here end up with it.
Thanks, I appreciate it. Yea, that auction had quite a few nice guns in it. I thought about just bidding online, but the premium was 5% less in-house and I figured with so many guns I was interested in it was worth the drive to save shipping and dealer costs too. If I didn't get this one, there was a Dutch Mannlicher, a Japanese last-ditch, and a French Berthier that made me sure I could still walk out with at least one of them. I checked the prices later, and they all sold at pretty reasonable prices, but certainly not cheap. The Japanese last-ditch was the nicest one I have ever seen, it was hard to pass it up, but I already had this one and I'm happy with it. I ended up at $641.30 out the door. The previous week at the gun show the best price I saw was $750 for one with a 2-groove JA barrel and pretty beat up otherwise.