Hello, 2016!

What happened to 2015, you might ask? Well, we went to a number of good shows, mostly in PA, and continued to provide a great selection of "cool guy gear," and we will continue you to do so in 2016!

This weekend (Feb 6-7), we will be at:

Pittsburgh Gun Show, Monroeville Convention Center

April 1-3:
Oaks Extravaganza!
At the Greater Philadelphia Expo

April 9-10:

Pittsburgh Gun Show, Monroeville Convention Center Again!

2014 Show Schedule

You might have noticed that www.darkthreads.com redirects here now. That's because we have outgrown our eCommerce website and are in the process of building a new one. In the meantime, we will post news and announcements here, and you can always contact us via sales@darkthreads.com. Remember, you can always save money if you let us do the shopping for you!

2014 Show Schedule

(These dates are all tentative, and subject to change.)

March 28-30 Philadelphia, PA (Oaks)

April 5-6 Columbus, OH (Westland Mall)

April 12-13 Washington, PA (County Fairgrounds)

April 26-27 Pittsburgh, PA (Monroeville Convention Center)

May 3-4 Columbus, OH (Westland Mall)

May 31 - June 1 Philadelphia, PA (Oaks)

June 14-15 Columbus, OH (Westland Mall)

July 12-13 Cleveland, OH (Cuyahoga Fairgrounds)

August 16-17 Cleveland, OH (Cuyahoga Fairgrounds)

August 23-24 Pittsburgh, PA (Monroeville Convention Center)

Sept. 6-7 Columbus, OH (Westland)

Sept. 20-21 Washington, PA (County Fairgrounds)

Sept. 27-28 Akron, OH (Summit County Fairgrounds)

Oct. 3-5 Philadelphia, PA (Oaks)

Oct. 18-19 Cleveland, OH (Cuyahoga Fairgrounds)

Oct. 25-26 Pittsburgh, PA (Monroeville Convention Center)

Nov. 1-2 Columbus, OH (Westland Mall)

Nov. 29-30 Pittsburgh, PA (Monroeville Convention Center)

Dec. 6-7 Columbus, OH (Westland Mall)

Dec. 19-21 Philadelphia, PA (Oaks)

More photos from SHOT Show 2014

As usual, SHOT Show is a great way to see what's new and exciting in the shooting sports industry. We like to get a preview of all the new products and prototypes that manufacturers roll out at this show, and I'm sure that Stefan will have plenty to talk about when he returns to home base. In the meantime, here are a few more photos from the week.

Mil-Spec Monkey business!

The Mil-Spec Monkey and Stefan looking nice in a tie

Cool guy gear

New SOG Trident

Team Wendy Bump Helmet

Our friend, Shwell also got some great footage on media day that you can check out here:

SHOT Show 2014, Las Vegas, Day 1

Stefan Rice, partner in crime at DarkThreads.com, is in Las Vegas this week attending the SHOT Show, and here are some of the interesting things that he has seen so far...

Some new stuff from SOG

PTW-Style AEG from ZShot

Stefan with the Airsoftology guy!

Goodbye 2013, hello 2014!

What a year we had! We did 25+ shows this year, and plan to do even more in 2014. To start off, we will be at the ARH gun show at Washington County Fairgrounds in Washington, PA, January 4-5, 2014. 

And then, we'll be attending the ANM Expo (Jan. 12-14) and the SHOT Show (Jan. 14-17) in Las Vegas, NV.  This will be our second year attending the ANM Expo and our sixth year attending the SHOT Show.

SHOT Show

ANM Expo

Feb. 1-2 - we are back on home turf at the Pittsburgh gun show at Monroeville Convention Center.

We hope to see a lot of you in 2014!

Show Schedule Update!

This weekend, Oct. 5-6, we are in Columbus, OH! At the Westland Mall gun show.

Oct. 19-20: we are at the gun show in Berea, near Cleveland, OH, at Cuyahoga Fairgrounds.

Oct. 26-27: we are at the Monroeville Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Nov. 2-3: Westland again.

Nov. 30-Dec. 1: Monroeville again.

Dec. 7-8: Westland again.

And that is probably it for 2013. However, we are booked for Washington County Fairgrounds, Washington, PA, Jan. 5-6, 2014.

We hope to see you at any of these shows! Please stop by our tables and say hello!

V-J Day photo

On this day in history, August 14, 1945, one of the most iconic photos was taken in Times Square, NY:

Warms the heart, right?

The photograph, taken with a Leica IIIa, was published a week later in Life magazine among many photographs of celebrations around the United States that were presented in a twelve-page section titled Victory. (Wikipedia)

However, the official US celebration is not on this date. V-J Day is instead celebrated on September 2, the date of the formal signing of the surrender.