A bit of unbelievable news today

wayne8661 · 04-20-2016, 10:45 PM

So i have them back and they are in great condition!!
They were stolen on May 29th 1990. I also got the police report along with the pistols.
I am having problems loading photos tonight
But i will post a couple tomorrow.

I am a very lucky guy today

Olle · 04-21-2016, 12:05 AM

That's wonderful!

That tape should come off easy, then you wipe the residue off with some Goo Gone, clean, oil and they'll hopefully look like nothing ever happened.

On a side note: I wen't to the Sheriff's auction a couple of months ago, and much to my surprise they had a whole bunch of WWII guns. You'll usually find Ravens, Rossis and other guns you don't want, so I asked a deputy what was up with that. He said that there was a new law (or maybe it was just new to them

) saying that they can only hold guns for so long, so they had to get rid of a load of "oldtimers". Unfortunately, they must have been stored in a damp basement or something, because most of the guns had deteriorated quite a bit. According to the deputy, some of them had been in storage since the '70s or '80s, and it showed. Not only were they deteriorated, it also seemed like the staff had been helping themselves to a lot of mags, grips and other parts. I didn't count, but I would guesstimate that 50% of the grips and maybe 75% of the magazines were gone.

It made me wonder if there are more treasure troves hidden in the law enforcement offices around the country, just waiting to be auctioned off in the near future?

(And yes: A few of the guns did follow me home)

Zorba · 04-21-2016, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olle

(And yes: A few of the guns did follow me home)

Pictures, or it didn't happen!

Sergio Natali · 04-21-2016, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurusu

Sergio

You're not seeing the tape. It's around the grips.

Flip you're right!

I'm looking forward to hear the end of the story now.

Olle · 04-21-2016, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by zormpas

Pictures, or it didn't happen!

Here you go: Beretta 1935, CZ27 and Tula TT-33. I also bought a .25 Ortgies, but I can't find the pictures.

04-21-2016, 12:05 AM	#2
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	That's wonderful! That tape should come off easy, then you wipe the residue off with some Goo Gone, clean, oil and they'll hopefully look like nothing ever happened. On a side note: I wen't to the Sheriff's auction a couple of months ago, and much to my surprise they had a whole bunch of WWII guns. You'll usually find Ravens, Rossis and other guns you don't want, so I asked a deputy what was up with that. He said that there was a new law (or maybe it was just new to them ) saying that they can only hold guns for so long, so they had to get rid of a load of "oldtimers". Unfortunately, they must have been stored in a damp basement or something, because most of the guns had deteriorated quite a bit. According to the deputy, some of them had been in storage since the '70s or '80s, and it showed. Not only were they deteriorated, it also seemed like the staff had been helping themselves to a lot of mags, grips and other parts. I didn't count, but I would guesstimate that 50% of the grips and maybe 75% of the magazines were gone. It made me wonder if there are more treasure troves hidden in the law enforcement offices around the country, just waiting to be auctioned off in the near future? (And yes: A few of the guns did follow me home) __________________ Deer Hollow Enterprises, LLC Gun repair and restoration

04-20-2016, 10:45 PM	#1
wayne8661 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kennett Square Pennsylvania Posts: 611 Thanks: 15 Thanked 334 Times in 104 Posts	So i have them back and they are in great condition!! They were stolen on May 29th 1990. I also got the police report along with the pistols. I am having problems loading photos tonight But i will post a couple tomorrow. I am a very lucky guy today