Joplin October gun show
 

This is a long shot (to coin a phrase) because it seems nobody checks this forum very often but here goes:

I went to the Joplin gun show at the Holiday Inn Convention center Saturday Oct 13th and there was an older gentleman selling a IHC M1 for a friend. I would like to get in touch with him. If you know this man, please let me know how to contact him. Thanks.

Never mind. I found the seller at the next show. He sold it. I also found the rifle. The price was doubled.