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I don’t know, the brothers passed away in 1947 and any firearms would date to 1947 or likely much before. But laws in NYC were different then, and so probably virtually anything was fair game.
I have a Winchester Model 1886 Rifle that I’ve owned for over 30 years and the previous owner claimed it came out of an apartment in Manhattan only a few years prior to my purchase. Perhaps my rifle was ex the Collyer Brothers collection?
The Colyer brothers are an interesting read. If you can access old police reports, you might be able to find something. Maybe. My guess would be those firearms were stolen or possibly MIA before they got to the police department.
One thing is certain, those guys were definitely odd characters.
I don’t know, the brothers passed away in 1947 and any firearms would date to 1947 or likely much before. But laws in NYC were different then, and so probably virtually anything was fair game.
Two guys owned some guns, got harassed by their neighbors until the day they died and then the police stole their gun collection.
Somewhere, probably long destroyed by crooked New York policemen, was a report listing the contents they took control of when they emptied the house. Maybe a FOIA request will answer this question.
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