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anyone ever brought in guns for a gun buy back program 1
#9553196 - 01/05/09 07:04 PM (15 years, 25 days ago) |
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i found 2 old black powder 1 shot pistols, one is a conneticut valley arms 50 cal and the other looks like some homemade american revolution gun, there both rusted and beat up so i dont think there is any resale value, but i,m wondering if i could turn them into those programs that give u a 50-100 $ gift certificate for each gun, think they would take such fucked up old guns?
here is the oldest looking one, better clearer pic
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Re: anyone ever brought in guns for a gun buy back program [Re: LeftyBurnz] 1
#9559446 - 01/06/09 06:35 PM (15 years, 24 days ago) |
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both together, i dont know people say unless there in mint condition people dont buy them
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Re: anyone ever brought in guns for a gun buy back program [Re: LeftyBurnz] 1
#9559974 - 01/06/09 07:48 PM (15 years, 24 days ago) |
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heres the other 1
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Re: anyone ever brought in guns for a gun buy back program [Re: LeftyBurnz] 1
#9567141 - 01/07/09 08:14 PM (15 years, 23 days ago) |
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i,m still assessing value at this point, the blunderbuss may be worth more than just the occasional antique value for guns, i,ve posted on a couple of hardcore gun forums so maybe i,ll get a better idea of what,s up, seems like a nebulous area for many people and their opinions ...
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Re: anyone ever brought in guns for a gun buy back program [Re: LeftyBurnz] 1
#9578578 - 01/09/09 06:04 PM (15 years, 21 days ago) |
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here are a few opinions from some gun lovers....
It looks like it originated in North Africa or the Middle East. It may have been made for
serious use, but many such guns were made for sale to tourists; they were never made to fire
and won't.
Better pictures might help in attempting to assess the nature and value of the gun.
But solely on the basis of that picture, I would say it is probably a "real" gun but even
then the value is not high. Before spending money on any kind of restoration I would try to
have it appraised, as it might not be worth the cost of any work done on it.
Interesting gun! Reminds me of my old thumper, M79.
It's hard to be sure from the photo, but the lockwork looks real enough - strong too, which
it would need to be in order to function for very long.
Although I would tend to agree with Jim that the inlay work looks to have a North
africa/Middle East nature, there doesn't seem to be a symbolic pattern to it. Instead it
looks purely decorative and not done with an expressive intention.
Some silver wire, or even a roll of solder. Cut a shallow groove and pound the wire flat in
the groove.
How about it was done by some sailor aboard a slave trader's ship. The old deck sweeper was
used to control the cargo.
You may not want to pay the price of a restoration by the people that do such stuff but it
doesn't look like it'd be very fdifficult to do over at home.
Find out exactly what it is and what it's history is before any restorative type work is
done. If it turned out to be of real significance ANY cleanup will take away from it's
value.
The Connecticut Valley Arms percussion piece is a modern gun, decent quality, possibly put
together from a kit (they came in kit and assembled form). I think CVA is still active.
The blunderbuss looks like a tourist piece to me and quite possibly not functional at all. I
doubt I'd be willing to shoot it, though I suppose my opinion MIGHT change after a hands-on"
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Re: anyone ever brought in guns for a gun buy back program [Re: Fossil_Diver] 1
#15935577 - 03/11/12 10:20 PM (11 years, 10 months ago) |
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i still have both of these, have offered for barter on c-list never a response, the cva is worth 175$ new the blunderbuss has never been appraised.... havent even touched them with oil or a cloth....
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Re: anyone ever brought in guns for a gun buy back program [Re: 5150] 1
#22698645 - 12/25/15 02:52 PM (8 years, 1 month ago) |
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Still have em,haven't cleaned them or anything anyone in so cal appraise old black powder items
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Re: anyone ever brought in guns for a gun buy back program [Re: Pupenhause] 1
#22713564 - 12/29/15 03:13 PM (8 years, 1 month ago) |
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Some guy on c list offered me 40 for the black one and 45 for the tan one,he resells them to silly civil war reanactments
-------------------- "the way of the warrior is the resolute acceptance of death" Miyamoto Musashi
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