Syracuse.com - State fair hosting events next weekend that will appeal to gun and ski enthusiasts

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Two huge events— one a gun show, the other a ski/snowboard equipment sale — are being held next weekend at the state fairgrounds in Geddes. The Gun Show The annual fall gun show hosted by the New York State Arms Collectors Association always draws a crowd. This year’s show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in the Center of Progress Building,...

Two huge events— one a gun show, the other a ski/snowboard equipment sale — are being held next weekend at the state fairgrounds in Geddes.

The Gun Show

The annual fall gun show hosted by the New York State Arms Collectors Association always draws a crowd.

This year’s show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in the Center of Progress Building, will feature more than 800 exhibits and displays provided by collectors and dealers from all over the country and Canada, according Sandy Ackerman Klinger, the show’s manager.

Featured will be displays and sale tables of U.S. Military arms, Colt Revolvers, high-grade Kentucky rifles, gun parts and accessories, Native American items, frontier and Western paraphernalia, swords, knives, military weapons from many nations, military relics and equipment from before the Revolutionary War to the present.

According to Ackerman Klinger, “While most items are for sale on a cash basis, gun shows cling to the old-fashion trade and barter way of doing business,” she said. “Haggling for the very best possible deal possible is both expected and accepted.”

Admission is $6 for adults; $5 for seniors and children under 12 (with parents) free. For more, call 1-607-748-1010.

Ski/snowboard sale

The annual $3 million Ski and Snowboard Sale is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Horticulture Building.

The event, which has free parking and admission, will feature several thousand pieces of new downhill and cross country ski and snowboard equipment. Also, pre-owned skis, snowboards, boots and cross-country gear. Those who attend can also trade in equipment for credit toward other purchases at the sale, according to Nate Fox, of the Ski Company in Syracuse., who is one of the organizers.

Fox said the event will feature equipment from all the local ski shops, numerous vendors and representatives from all the local ski slopes, including Whiteface Mountain and Gore. He added that anyone showing up at the event dressed in “full ski gear” from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday can stop by the White Face Mountain table, which will have members of its Road Warriors team passing out free lift tickets to the slope for the coming season as a promotion.

The event runs from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog