I am in Parkersburg, WV this morning and, as is often the case, decided to troll around a few pawn shops and gun shops in search of old Colts and Smiths. Googled "gun shops Parkersburg" and found a listing for "Novak's." It was only a couple miles from the hotel. I rolled up to a small secured facility with no sign. Not your typical gun shop.
I called and they buzzed me in. Told them I was looking for revolvers. They said that they don't sell guns but work on quite a few, mostly 1911s. They were sorting through and disassembling a stack of U.S. marked 1911s during this conversation. The gentleman behind the counter asked if I had ever heard of Novak Sights....and it clicked. Yup, I was standing there talking to Wayne Novak. Of course I had heard of Novak Sights. I felt sort of silly having just walked into his place, so clueless. He could not have been any nicer. We talked for a few minutes and he pointed me toward a few local pawn shops known to occasionally have older Colts and Smiths. He gave me a hat. It was just a neat and unexpected experience.
I called and they buzzed me in. Told them I was looking for revolvers. They said that they don't sell guns but work on quite a few, mostly 1911s. They were sorting through and disassembling a stack of U.S. marked 1911s during this conversation. The gentleman behind the counter asked if I had ever heard of Novak Sights....and it clicked. Yup, I was standing there talking to Wayne Novak. Of course I had heard of Novak Sights. I felt sort of silly having just walked into his place, so clueless. He could not have been any nicer. We talked for a few minutes and he pointed me toward a few local pawn shops known to occasionally have older Colts and Smiths. He gave me a hat. It was just a neat and unexpected experience.
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