Grandpa’s Model 3 Russian First Model
I came knocking at your doors in early February looking for info. Following your guidance I contacted Roy Jinks and obtained a letter of specificity and early disposition of my revolver. I’ve attached the letter. My gun is what those in the know call an Old, Old Model Russian. I’ve attached a couple of pics that don’t do it justice.
I have more questions but over-arching is that I really don’t know how ‘special’ this gun may be so I find myself waivering between treating the gun like a collector might (however the heck that might be) or simple cleaning and patching and returning to my living room wall. Similar models that I can find are mostly etched/engraved and pristine. And there were 20k sent to Russia so there must be lots still in circulation.
So, as crass as I might appear, can anyone tell me where I can get ballpark estimate of the value of my gun? I don’t know if I should insure nor do I know how much $$$ is a reasonable amount to put toward conserving the gun.
I’ll stop here. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Pam
p.s. Yes, I started a new thread. Previous got too long for my retired brain to handle.
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