Hi all. Long story short: I bought and gave this to my father for his birthday about 25 years ago. He passed away a little over 2 years ago. His widow soiled on me and ceased all communication including banning me from his property and keeping his things. At the time of his death I was smart enough to remove his other firearms, but she indicated she wanted to keep it for now as it made her feel safe. I was trying to amicable in a difficult situation so I didn't push. Of all of my fathers possessions this was the one thing I wanted back. Well in the end it looks like she did the right thing. This week she sent me 95% of his stuff in a truck with no clue what was in it. I even asked my step brother (I guess) if the gun was in the load and he said he didn't think so as she didn't say anything about weapons. Well here it is! All week long I have been putting up his paintings and other keepsakes. It has been a very good healing thing for me that has me feeling closer to him. Needless to say this has been a tormenting situation to me. I just needed to share that!