02-26-2007, 05:52 PM
The SOS was a good time.
I got to meet Dave and get a copy of his book, as well as procure a hefty bag full of Soviet hats and what not (thanks again). Plus, Dave was nice enough to put some names to faces with regard to the Soviet dealers in attendance.
Unfortuantely, I didn't get to meet up with Clete -- the show is rather massive (hard to imagine until you get there), and I missed his stand when I was wandering around. Looks like we'll have to devise a better way to run into each other next year
As far as the show went, it was VERY interesting. As previously mentioned, it was huge, but also the content was impressive -- there were more than a few super-high-end TR items, as well as some nice Soviet cloth. I saw about a half-dozen or more GPW-era general's uniforms, as well as some nice Soviet awards. But, the awards were not all that plentiful, and some of the prices were totally insane by any standard (and also, the prices were random as hell--like $37 or $41 as opposed to the usual rounder numbers you see).
I got about 1/2 Soviet stuff and 1/2 US, but no Soviet awards
I got to meet Dave and get a copy of his book, as well as procure a hefty bag full of Soviet hats and what not (thanks again). Plus, Dave was nice enough to put some names to faces with regard to the Soviet dealers in attendance.
Unfortuantely, I didn't get to meet up with Clete -- the show is rather massive (hard to imagine until you get there), and I missed his stand when I was wandering around. Looks like we'll have to devise a better way to run into each other next year
As far as the show went, it was VERY interesting. As previously mentioned, it was huge, but also the content was impressive -- there were more than a few super-high-end TR items, as well as some nice Soviet cloth. I saw about a half-dozen or more GPW-era general's uniforms, as well as some nice Soviet awards. But, the awards were not all that plentiful, and some of the prices were totally insane by any standard (and also, the prices were random as hell--like $37 or $41 as opposed to the usual rounder numbers you see).
I got about 1/2 Soviet stuff and 1/2 US, but no Soviet awards
