My Mom and Dad did,,,
Back from the early 60's through the 70's and early 80's,,,
My Mom and Dad were antique dealers in Oklahoma.
They dealt mostly in furniture but would buy and resell anything.
Much like those two men on American Pickers,,,
Mom and Dan would stop at any old farm with a pile of stuff.
On several occasions they would buy an entire farm or estate,,,
We would then work the property like salvage demons,,,
Quite often there would be some guns in the deal.
There were many many old beater shotguns suitable for lamps,,,
Every now and then we would get a decent old rifle,,,
WW-II milsurps were quite common guns to find,,,
We found lots of old revolvers but none rare.
I think my brother-in-law still has a Winchester,,,
My youngest brother got a 1911.
But I do know for certain Mom and Dad got one H&H double-rifle,,,
I'm the one who said it had to be British 'cause I didn't recognize the cartridge.
That one cased rifle paid the investment on that estate,,,
I know that the year was pre-1967,,,
I was still in high school.
Dad wrote a letter to H&H in England to get the gun authenticated,,,
They confirmed it's authenticity and gave an approximate value.
If I remember correctly Mom and dad got somewhere around $13,000 for it,,,
All I remember was that it was beautifully engraved and cased,,,
I wanted to keep it soooooooooooooooooo badly,,,
It was a gun like my safari movie heros used.
A few years later they found a Drilling in a closet,,,
Double barreled 20 gauge with a 9.3 x 57 rifle under the shotguns.
Aarond
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