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illegal gun crime rises so their asking the criminals to turn in their illegal guns?
Hey, nobody said it made sense, but it looks good on the record....as ever, most of the stuff handed in will either be total junk airguns, deacts and so on, or the odd gem found in the attic, like the Yellow Boy and ammunition.
And THIS -
'By Will Bennett
12:01AM BST 15 Jul 2002
A rare Colt revolver discovered after the death of the elderly woman in whose house it was found has turned out to be worth more than twice as much as her house. The beautifully engraved Colt Paterson percussion revolver, which was made in the United States in about 1840, is expected to fetch up to £120,000 when it is auctioned at Bonhams in London on July 24.
The terrace house in an unnamed town in the North of England, where the woman lived alone, is thought to be only worth about £50,000.
The revolver, in superb condition in its original presentation box with accessories such as a bullet mould and a cleaning rod, was discovered when Bonhams was asked to clear the house of the woman's possessions following her death.
Although not firearms experts, Bonhams local representatives thought the revolver looked sufficiently interesting to be worth sending to the auction house's headquarters in Knightsbridge.'
I myself located an unfired Colt Navy, factory-cased with everything - with a bit of warning, that was bought by the late, great Herbie Woodend MBE for the National Collection in the MoD Pattern Room.
tac