I hit the Mother Load this weekend!

[Gary Cain]

We went down to the bay Area for a friends wedding and on the way home we stopped at an estate sale. I spotted these right away and was pissed that I had only a couple of hundred bucks on me. I left my card and told them what I would pay cash if they didn't sell. They called me today and i zipped right down there!

Whew!

[Gary Cain]

There was a bunch of militaria too, and some long guns which aren't too special.

We went down to the bay Area for a friends wedding and on the way home we stopped at an estate sale. I spotted these right away and was pissed that I had only a couple of hundred bucks on me. I left my card and told them what I would pay cash if they didn't sell. They called me today and i zipped right down there!

Whew!

[Gary Cain]

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there was a bunch of militaria too, and some long guns which aren't too special.

[Gary Cain]

4 The 1911 at top was made in 1914.

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4 the 1911 at top was made in 1914.

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[Wilhelm]

WOW!!! Ya done good. A good price? Some fine pieces there.
Wilhelm

[juoneen]

S C O O P L A !! Now its time for some plinkin. The bays also got a few great swap meets in the nearby bordering towns.

[Gary Cain]

A fair price. I firmly believe in treating people fairly. That way they allways tell their friends to come to me. I get pretty much everything in Northern nevada that comes up.

WOW!!! Ya done good. A good price? Some fine pieces there.
Wilhelm

[richardw]

Wow, what a haul! You have some beautiful pistols there.

[tracman]

OUTSTANDING! Congratulations on coming across such a beautiful find.

[Douglas Jr.]

That's what I'd call "instant collection", indeed!

[Alan Smith]

Good stuff, Gary - thanks for sharing with us.

BTW: Did you get any background on the estate and/or history of the guns? Was the deceased a collector, military veteran, etc.?

Also, I'm happy to hear that these historic firearms now reside in NV; the SF Bay area (and CA in general) is not a very gun-friendly venue; I'm actually a bit surprised the family had not taken these down to the local P.D. to abandon them for "safe disposal". Anyway, we know these items are in good hands now.

[petopoint]

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Nice octet of pistols and revolvers. Some of those forty fives have some nice parkerizing left on their steel frames. Nice little Coup d' etat. Congrats on picking them all up.