[StuporDave]

My wife and I just picked up some stuff from her late fathers house. He passed away about 10 years ago, and her step-mother recently passed away. Clearing out the house to sell it.
One of the things we got was an old wooden pistol box Similar to this - http://www.kk5im.com/shooting2.html

inside, among assorted old ammo, cleaning stuff, etc. was a frame and slide for a Browning 1906 pocket pistol.

If I were to put this little gun back in working order, assuming I could find the parts, would I have anything legal to worry about?

I live in Louisiana, so there's not any registration requirements. Just Fed/ATF stuff I guess. Any ideas?

[burrhead]

Legal. The frame is the only part that is legally a gun. You already have the frame so you're not manufacturing a firearm. Check Gun Parts Corp. for parts.

[StuporDave]

Legal. Check Gun Parts Corp. fo parts.

I guess my question really is "is the gun really mine", legally speaking.

Guess this should have gone in "Legal and Political". Sorry.

Dave

[El Tejon]

Lots of "what ifs" (always are). What the terms of the will/trust? What does Pelican law say? You follow froggie law so I do not know how it intertwines.

It is within your best interests to consult with an attorney licensed in your state.

[Jeeper]

I guess my question really is "is the gun really mine", legally speaking.

Is there someone else who might have a claim to it? Others in the will or so forth. There is US law, state law, and then there is the wackyness of LA. Gotta love the napoleanic code!

[Ian Sean]

Check these guys out too for parts, they have helped me out in the past for old stuff. If its not listed send an E-Mail.
http://www.gun-parts.com/index.html/

[Matthew Courtney]

I administered my late father's estate. The law here is conplicated. The administrator or executor of the estate cannot legally distribute or otherwise dispose of any estate assets without a court order from the court where the succession is filed. In cases where there is little chance is that the admistration/execution will be contested, personal property is often distributed in an informal manner before any court order.

For tax purposes, an complete inventory of all property must be taken and a value assigned to everything. This is best done before anything is distributed/disposed of.

With my Dad's things, as my 2 brothers live out of state, we each simply took what we wanted when they were in town for the funeral, knowing that only one of us or a creditor could contest the administration, and that all of the creditors would be paid. I am blessed to have classy brothers and there were no disputes over who got what or over the monetary values assigned to anything. Most of the things none of us wanted were given to my Dad's girlfriend, her son, or charity. Some were given to those assisting in cleaning out the house to sell it.