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    Adding another zombie to this thread.....

    I was going through the collection (it's more of an accumulation) and when I got to the M1icon Carbine, I thought about the gentleman I purchased it from at a show in San Jose, CA.

    I'm sorry to hear about Mr. Evers and his wife. I too can recall seeing his table (usually an end table) and the "M1 Carbine" banner that flew above the rifles and parts.

    Mr. Evers sold me a really nice Winchester for $385 back in '94.
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    One thing comes back after this talk about Bud

    I went to all of those Vallejo shows and Bud was the only guy selling Carbines. They were pretty scarce even then.

    Jim: How about the guy who was always in the N/E corner? He always had great stuff and I bought a lot of unusual non gun stuff from him. The first table I'd go to. It was fun in the old days, we would drink about 12 beers all day as we walked around and the tables were just jammed. Make a trade or deal and walk out the door. Now the Nazis screwed the pooch. Mitch always had a half gallon of booze on his table and went through about half during a show.

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    And Vallejo was a small show. Cal Expo was the complete top and bottom floors, with some stuff outside. Took a few hours to go through. Cow Palace was good too. All of this was before the jewelry, coins, beef jerky, and doll tables. Good times long gone in our state.


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    I went to all of those Vallejo shows and Bud was the only guy selling Carbines. They were pretty scarce even then.

    Jim: How about the guy who was always in the N/E corner? He always had great stuff and I bought a lot of unusual non gun stuff from him. The first table I'd go to. It was fun in the old days, we would drink about 12 beers all day as we walked around and the tables were just jammed. Make a trade or deal and walk out the door. Now the Nazis screwed the pooch. Mitch always had a half gallon of booze on his table and went through about half during a show.
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    I had an FFL and tables every Cal-expo from 1989 to 1992. I had a big orange banner with "US Armory" on it. sold black rifle stuff and surplus bolt guns, etc. Built lots of AR on PWA and Essential Arms lowers with GI parts. Pamona was another awesome show. THAT was a gunshow! That is where I met Bud.

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    Jim, the planes that you posted pictures of on Page 2 - is that trainer a Stearman? We used to have several of them in our area that were converted to "spray planes" (crop dusters). I remember them being used all through the 50's and 60's here for spraying the orchards - later replaced by Cessna Ag-Wagons. Once, about 1968, I came home from work and there was one sitting in my driveway with a broken master rod. I have a snapshot somewhere that my wife took of me and my oldest daughter standing in front of the plane. Also, a local guy owned an AT-6 and flew it around here a lot in early 70's. I got a chance to see it up close at a show once. I believe it was powered by a 650 HP Pratt & Whitney. The name on it was "Old Crow." Sorry about going off topic for a minute. - Bob

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    Stearman is correct. They had a few WW2 planes come to our local airport a few years back. I took a ride in an AT-6 $300 for an hour, and a B-24 $200 for a half hour. Costly but pretty exciting.

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    Getting farther off topic, but just scanned the pictures of the spray plane (Stearman) that landed on the highway in front of my house after the engine blew. They rolled it off the road next to my driveway and then came back a couple hours later, removed the wings, and trailered it back to it's base at the airport. - Bob

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    Doing a little wing walking are you? Cool pictures.

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    There was only one other guy that I recall who was selling carbines and parts during the "Bud" era. Maybe he wasn't the only other guy; maybe it was the circumstances that makes this guy memorable.

    He was a heavy guy that ran a table with who I assume was his wife. He was always wore a navy blue tee shirt. He had an IP on the bench and I rolled it upright on the table to take a closer look at the roll stamp. Darn, that guy practically chewed my head off - "You know what that is?" he shouted at me. I told him I did and apologized. He continued to cuss me and embarrassed the heck out of me.

    I know about show etiquette.....didn't see a "do not touch" sign anywhere. I never had a seller treat me that way up until then or since.
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