Make sure to create a price list…so she doesn’t sell cheap!!
Family or Inherited Guns
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Seven High
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My father in law served in Europe during WW 2. He would not talk about his experiences there. He brought back a small 25 caliber pistol that he took off of a nazi soldier. In his later years he had an interest in the civil war. He built several pistols and a rifle from kits that were for sale back then. I have the 25 caliber pistol now.
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Tinyman
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Before Mrs. Tinymans Aunt passed, she gave me her Remington Targetmaster Model 41. After some research, found it was bore May 1939. After a general clean and lube, works great.
Her Aunt used to sit on her back porch and fire off 5 or 6 shots. I asked her why, and she said since she lived alone, she wanted the folks around her to know she had a gun -- smart lady.
Think I'll take it to the range tomorrow.
Her Aunt used to sit on her back porch and fire off 5 or 6 shots. I asked her why, and she said since she lived alone, she wanted the folks around her to know she had a gun -- smart lady.
Think I'll take it to the range tomorrow.
I am the first in my family to really accumulate a number of firearms. My maternal grandfather had a Remington Autoloading Shotgun (RAS) that I inherited, which was what the Model 11 was known as before it got a model number. Dad had the S&W Model 65 that I bought him back in the '90s which I got back after he passed. I plan to sell most of my collection and pick a few to pass on to either my eldest niece's soon to be husband or one of their kids. I don't know if my younger niece will ever get married, as she is much like me in that regard.
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SnidelyWhiplash
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I have a Fed LE son who wants my collection. I told him when I go through "that door" to fly out, tip the safe into the bed of the pickup and drive away. Wife knows about it and is on board. He's expressed "antipathy" toward revolvers so 5 are already gone with more to go. It's a shame really as they hold the most $ value. Joe
Glynn863
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I have a Remington shotgun from my paternal granddad. I have a Winchester .22 rifle from my maternal granddad. I have a USGI M-1 carbine (NRA purchase) and High Standard .22 pistol from my maternal step-granddad. Finally I have a S&W revolver, that belonged to a maternal great-granddad. These and some more that I have obtained over the years will go to my sons and grandkids. I have a notebook with data sheets and notes on all of them.
I inherited Dad's Harrington & Richardson 9-inch, 9-shot, .22 lr "Expert" target pistol. He lived in the middle of Chicago when he bought it around 1938, so I don't know how many chances he had to shoot it. I do know he never shot it during my lifetime, so when I inherited it, it hadn't been fired in 60 years. Nevertheless, it worked perfectly when I took it to the range. It does have its quirks, however. Double action pull feels like 20 lbs., which apparently is typical for many H&Rs (single action is excellent, though), and the minuscule fixed rear sight makes aiming a challenge in low light conditions. Here it is:
silicosys4
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No, never inherited any guns,
I've given several to friends and family over the years so I've gotten some feel-good moments along those lines.
I've given several to friends and family over the years so I've gotten some feel-good moments along those lines.
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fiasconva
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Sad to say that I've inherited a few from late relatives because no one else in the family wanted them. Nothing of value but sentimental value to me.
I inherited only two from my grandfather; the first was his M-336A which I think might hve belonged to my uncle but I can't prove it. The second is a Japanese Model type I. For those of you who don't know what a Type I is it is a Japanese 6.5mm barrel and furniture on a Italian Carcano receiver. Unfortunately, it had been converted to 6.5 X 257 Roberts as was common to do to Japanese rifles following WWII. Doesn't really matter to me as it shoots straight and is a pleasure to take to the range and has folks trying to guess what I'm stuffing shells into. The guns I wanted from my dad all went to my brother who now can't remember where he got them.
Mine will go to my oldest son who has been told that he must take what he wants but must provide to his brother the current value of all the guns, ie. presently my two Parker Hale model 1200's are worth $600.00 each so Ken must pay in value to his brother $1200.00. And so on. Every year I update the list of my firearms and their value and give both a copy of that listing. My youngest son has no interest in firearms and will benefit most from the cash realized from the sale of my house. Ken will get my guns plus one half of all monies left after paying Terry the value of the guns.
They can divide up my camping gear as they chose.
Ken and Terry are not their real names.
Llance
Mine will go to my oldest son who has been told that he must take what he wants but must provide to his brother the current value of all the guns, ie. presently my two Parker Hale model 1200's are worth $600.00 each so Ken must pay in value to his brother $1200.00. And so on. Every year I update the list of my firearms and their value and give both a copy of that listing. My youngest son has no interest in firearms and will benefit most from the cash realized from the sale of my house. Ken will get my guns plus one half of all monies left after paying Terry the value of the guns.
They can divide up my camping gear as they chose.
Ken and Terry are not their real names.
Llance
