Collectors - a word of warning

Lyn Islaub · 09-26-2005, 10:44 PM

There's a 1908 Navy floating around among my family members that I probably won't get to own before I'm 90, however it carries the distinction of shooting of my Great Uncles thumb. Seems he had disassembled it for cleaning after liberating it during WW 1 and depressed the sear bar just about the time he realized that there was a live round chambered. Guess it's true about all guns being loaded.
Lyn

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09-26-2005, 10:44 PM	#1
Lyn Islaub Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 435 Thanks: 3 Thanked 152 Times in 72 Posts	There's a 1908 Navy floating around among my family members that I probably won't get to own before I'm 90, however it carries the distinction of shooting of my Great Uncles thumb. Seems he had disassembled it for cleaning after liberating it during WW 1 and depressed the sear bar just about the time he realized that there was a live round chambered. Guess it's true about all guns being loaded. Lyn