cracker wrote:Nomis wrote:Thanks for the info No1. I actually met Roland briefly at the Arms and Militaria show on the weekend. Seems like a nice bloke.
I also grabbed the printed catalogue for the last auction and am checking what the final prices were for some pieces.
I'll be attending the one in October fingers crossed! Seems like the place to get myself an SMLE.
its pretty bloody boring... i placed some bids online last time was easier.
Boring cracker?
Not for me mate, I get to actually fondle $100,000 + guns I will never ever own, or rare things like the 16th Century German executioners axe at the last auction, meet other collectors and make networks of contacts that have yielded amazing pieces for my collection at very good prices over the years but most of all be on the spot when things I hadn't even thought about don't pull bids and I can snap up a bargain such as the last 3 auction pick ups, a Swede m96 for $300, a M1935 Turk Mauser for $165, a Brazilian M1908 Mauser for $200 etc. on top of what I was after to begin with. The new location at the Hungarian Club also has a restaurant that makes great goulash and has educated me about Hungarian beer and palinka! Cheers.