Chapter 1179 Different Meanings

The Los Angeles Gun Show is held at the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center. The venue is large and there are many people. When arriving at the gun show, Gao Yang feels as if he has entered a bustling vegetable market.

Since it is a gun show, it must be mainly about selling guns. The Convention and Exhibition Center of Nuoda is divided into several areas. There are areas for individual exhibitors. There are several tables set up to sell guns, and there are also booths for weapons companies. At corporate booths arranged by large companies, you can see the latest products of the world's mainstream arms companies. Another kind is the booth of domestic distribution companies in the United States. Gun shops and studios are located in this area.

In addition to new guns, there are also a large number of second-hand guns for sale at the gun show. For Gao Yang and Morgan, what they are most interested in are the rare second-hand guns that are rarely seen at ordinary times, but may appear at the gun show. The Los Angeles Gun Show does not have a dedicated antique gun section, and all antique guns are included in the second-hand gun booth.

If he wanted to buy a new gun, Gao Yang would buy it directly from Jack. Alilan Merson Studio can find all the new guns in the United States, and also has the best modifications in the United States, so Gao Yang is very interested in buying new guns at gun shows. The gun is not very interested, he came just for the old gun.

The full name of the Los Angeles Gun Show is the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Products Show, so in addition to guns, there are also many other things to buy.

As soon as Gao Yang entered the door of the convention and exhibition center, he was immediately dazzled. There were guns everywhere and people looking at guns everywhere. Just taking a glance, Gao Yang felt a little dizzy.

Gao Yang loves guns. He likes any gun he sees and wants to buy any gun he sees, especially when he first sees the booths of big companies when he enters the door. There were all kinds of new guns that he had never seen before, which made Gao Yang dumbfounded.

"Where should we go?"

After Gao Yang asked in confusion, Cui Bo stared with starry eyes and said loudly: "It doesn't matter where he is, just turn around, I'm the best! Brother Yang, look. That's a .50." Large caliber, but why is it so short? This is easy to carry, I have to check it out!"

Jack grabbed Cui Bo, and then said with a smile: "Listen, don't worry, take your time and look at it. If you like that gun, tell me and I will buy it for you. It can be much cheaper."

As soon as Jack finished speaking, someone from a manufacturer's booth not far from them suddenly said loudly: "Hi, Jack! Are you here too? Come and take a look at the new guns produced by our company. You will definitely be interested."

A middle-aged man walked up to Jack. After greeting Jack warmly, Jack smiled and said, "We'll see later. I'm going to look at the guns with my friends today. I'll go there later."

Arilan Merson Studio also participated in the Los Angeles Gun Show. Arilan Merson Studio originally sells mass-produced guns that have been professionally modified by itself.

Although it is not a major manufacturer, it is one of the major sellers of high-end firearms.

Even if it wasn't hand-modified by a gunsmith like Jack. They are just mass-produced guns produced by Alilan Merson's studio, or guns purchased from a certain brand and then sold after some improvements. It is also much higher than the price of the prototype gun, but it can be calculated that the guns of Alilan Merson Studio are also very popular.

Arilan Mawson Studio has to participate in every major gun show. Every gun show is the time to receive a large number of orders. However, as the chief gunsmith of Arilan Mawson Studio, Jack no longer attends every gun show. Because his orders for handmade or modified guns have been scheduled for five years. It was simply impossible for Jack to take new orders.

You can also ask Jack to make a customized gun. Needless to say, the price is high. After paying the full price in advance, you have to wait in line for several years.

This time Jack came to the Los Angeles Gun Show purely to accompany Gao Yang and the others. Another advantage of Jack coming is that with his presence, those big manufacturers or well-known distribution companies will do anything to save Jack's face. Get a discount.

As the leading gunsmith in the United States, Jack's words carry a lot of weight. It is no exaggeration to say that Jack can completely affect the sales of a certain new gun.

Now is the era of self-media. As a very influential figure, if Jack strongly recommends it, many people will follow suit and buy it. If Jack says that a gun is rubbish and should not be purchased at all, then the sales of this gun will inevitably be poor.

Of course, Jack will not speak out easily, but if he speaks out, the effect will naturally be different from that of ordinary people. In addition, Alilan Merson Studio is a big customer for all manufacturers, so it must be taken seriously. of.

Gao Yang and the others walked and looked around, and from time to time someone would say hello to Jack. After watching for a while, Gao Yang couldn't help but said to Jack: "Man, let's go see those second-hand guns. I'm not very impressed by the guns here." interest."

Of course, there will be no old guns in the manufacturer's booth. Gao Yang patiently visited several booths. Although he also found a few new guns that piqued his interest, what he wanted most was the old World War II gun, so in After realizing that going all the way was a waste of time, I immediately asked to go straight to Lao Qiang.

Morgan was also interested in the old gun, and Gao Yang's proposal was immediately approved by Morgan. Only Cui Bo said with a tangled look: "Let's just look at it like this for now, then take your time and stroll around. Forget it, I'll go with you first." , Brother Yang, we agreed, after you finish buying, you have to accompany me to choose."

Cui Bo reluctantly accompanied Gao Yang to leave the manufacturer's exhibition area. At this time, Jack smiled and said: "We are going to the mixed exhibition area now. There are often some rare and good things in the mixed exhibition area, but you have to be discerning. Choose carefully, if you want to buy an old gun, you must be careful and look carefully, don’t buy a piece that is assembled.”

Gao Yang said casually: "I know, I just have to look for it slowly. It's okay. I'm not in a hurry. Let's look for it slowly."

Cui Bo said excitedly: "I will also buy a few old guns, but I won't buy too many. I want to buy a Mauser kar98k, and a Garand that is in better condition."

After several people said this, they excitedly arrived at the mixed exhibition area. The mixed exhibition area was full of small stalls. Although the stalls were small, there were many types of guns, and there were all new and old guns, which were very suitable for Gao Yang's taste. .

After walking a few steps, Cui Bo picked up a Mauser kar98k from a stall. After picking it up and looking at it twice, he said loudly to Gao Yang: "You saw it so quickly. Brother Yang, what do you think of this?" ?”

Gao Yang took the gun and looked at it carefully, then shook his head and said: "The quality is good, but this gun is assembled and has no collection value. The gun number is different. If you can use it for fun, it can be collected. Okay, but this gun is pretty cheap."

You can pick several guns from different sources and assemble them into a gun with good quality parts. Some simply install new parts onto the old gun. Such a gun is an assembled gun.

Assembling the gun does not affect its use, but its collection value is much lower. For Gao Yang, he definitely doesn't want it, but it doesn't matter if Cui Bo just bought it for fun.

After Cui Bo hesitated for a moment, he put the gun down and said, "Forget it, I'd better buy an original old gun."

Jack smiled and said: "Don't worry, there are a lot of 98k ones, so take your time and look for something good."

There are indeed a lot of old World War II guns at the gun show, but most of them have some problems. They are either in poor condition or have been assembled. If you want to find a good gun that you are satisfied with, you have to shop slowly.

Along the way, he looked at a lot of guns, but none of them caught Gao Yang's fancy. Just when he walked to a stall selling old World War II guns and took a quick look to see if there was any old gun he wanted. But I heard Li Jinfang say in a deep voice: "Hey, San Ba ​​Da Gai'er."

As a Chinese, it is impossible not to know about Sanba Gaier, but Gao Yang has no good impression of Japanese guns at all, so naturally he has no interest in collecting them.

Gao Yang glanced sideways and found that Li Jinfang had picked up a Sanba Gaier. At this time, the stall owner smiled and said: "All the parts of this gun are original, and there is also an original bayonet. It was from the Pacific battlefield." It was seized from the hands of the Japanese soldiers on board. It was in good condition and sold for US$2,200.”

After Li Jinfang took a look at it, he finally shook his head, put the gun down, and said in a deep voice: "Let's forget it."

At this moment, the sharp-eyed Gao Yang discovered that there was a gun butt with a 38-inch cover exposed from the cardboard box under the stall, and there was a familiar red stamp on it, so he immediately pointed to the box and said to the boss: " Is there also a Type 38 rifle in there? Can you take it out and have a look?"

The boss pulled out a shabby-looking rifle from the cardboard box, placed it behind Gao Yang, and said with a smile: "This gun is in much worse condition, but the parts are still original. You can take a look. ."

Gao Yang took the gun, turned the butt over, and found a crooked character carved on the butt with a knife. The mark was not very deep. Gao Yang took a closer look and found that it was the character "李". After the character "李", there was " There are four shallow marks. In addition, there is a red seal on the butt of the gun.

The words on the seal could still be made out. Gao Yang glanced at it and clearly saw the words militia and armed. There was also a word at the end that looked very much like the word "ku", but the problem was in red. Under the seal, several Chinese characters dated August 7, 1956 were written by hand.

Gao Yang immediately became excited. This was a gun seized from the Japs. It was a trophy, and it was a trophy of the Chinese people. Also, this gun was very likely to kill ten people in the hands of a man named Li. A devil.

Gao Yang didn't take a closer look, he immediately raised his head and said to the boss: "How much is it?"

After looking at Gao Yang's expression, the boss hesitated for a moment, and finally stretched out a palm and said in a deep voice: "Five hundred dollars."

The gun was in really bad condition, with lots of bumps and bumps, so the boss was asking for a high price, but Gao Yang immediately said without hesitation: "I bought it!" (To be continued)

ps: There are a lot of things going on today, so the update is late. Well, the update time may not be regular these days...