Steve N
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My younger brother is an LEO in a small town. Last summer he was dispatched to a welfare check on a resident. He met the homeowner's nephew at the home, where the nephew could not contact his uncle, or get into the house. My brother gained entry and found the man dead in his bed upstairs (natural causes).
While getting information from the nephew, he noted the uncle had 4 gun safes. My brother asked what was in them. The nephew said one had M1's from each mfgr in WWII, another had Mausers from each mfgr in WWII, a third had Japanese rifles from each mfgr in WWII, and the fourth had Russian rifles from each mfgr in WWII, except he was only 1/2 way thru that collection.
The nephew asked what he should do with them as no one in the family was interested in guns. My brother told him the guns could be valuable, and gave some suggestions as to how to determine value and dispose of the guns at the best price. My brother also said he would like to have one of the M1's if the nephew decided to sell.
Fast forward to November of last year. My brother gets a call to visit the nephew. My brother remembers them, and they make small talk. Then the nephew says that he would like to thank my brother for his advice on the collection, and that the nephew would like to thank my brother. The nephew said he gotten a minimum of $750 for every other M1. He had kept one of the M1's for my brother, and sold him a sweet M1 for $350.
While getting information from the nephew, he noted the uncle had 4 gun safes. My brother asked what was in them. The nephew said one had M1's from each mfgr in WWII, another had Mausers from each mfgr in WWII, a third had Japanese rifles from each mfgr in WWII, and the fourth had Russian rifles from each mfgr in WWII, except he was only 1/2 way thru that collection.
The nephew asked what he should do with them as no one in the family was interested in guns. My brother told him the guns could be valuable, and gave some suggestions as to how to determine value and dispose of the guns at the best price. My brother also said he would like to have one of the M1's if the nephew decided to sell.
Fast forward to November of last year. My brother gets a call to visit the nephew. My brother remembers them, and they make small talk. Then the nephew says that he would like to thank my brother for his advice on the collection, and that the nephew would like to thank my brother. The nephew said he gotten a minimum of $750 for every other M1. He had kept one of the M1's for my brother, and sold him a sweet M1 for $350.