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John Sabato · 04-02-2010, 08:41 AM

If you really found that in a closet in the house you bought, you really lucked out... its value would likely have covered your closing costs. If I were you I would find out the history of the house... cause if the previous owner didn't die, he will likely remember his pistol is missing and report it stolen... not a good position to be in.

If the previous owner had passed on, then you might consider contacting the descendents to see about the appropriate heir?

I would be interested to learn what you find out, as probably many here would.

What state do you live in? Possession may be a problem if you live in a mandatory registration state...

calibrator · 04-02-2010, 12:05 PM

It could happen. In the 70's my father bought an old house in Cleveland, Ohio that was over 70 yrs old. We found a early WW II M1 carbine (in perfect condition) in a closet along with a period type Civil Defense helmet and armbands etc... . The house had been in the same family forever. the surviving heir died there. It was like a museum in there, alot of pictures and letters from the Spanish-American war, WW I and WW II.

04-02-2010, 08:41 AM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,157 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,311 Times in 1,099 Posts	If you really found that in a closet in the house you bought, you really lucked out... its value would likely have covered your closing costs. If I were you I would find out the history of the house... cause if the previous owner didn't die, he will likely remember his pistol is missing and report it stolen... not a good position to be in. If the previous owner had passed on, then you might consider contacting the descendents to see about the appropriate heir? I would be interested to learn what you find out, as probably many here would. What state do you live in? Possession may be a problem if you live in a mandatory registration state... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

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04-02-2010, 12:05 PM	#2
calibrator User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cave Creek Posts: 340 Thanks: 67 Thanked 272 Times in 109 Posts	It could happen. In the 70's my father bought an old house in Cleveland, Ohio that was over 70 yrs old. We found a early WW II M1 carbine (in perfect condition) in a closet along with a period type Civil Defense helmet and armbands etc... . The house had been in the same family forever. the surviving heir died there. It was like a museum in there, alot of pictures and letters from the Spanish-American war, WW I and WW II.