Hackenflash
Inactive
I just joined today (1/8/2012) and this is the very first time I've ever posted anything on any site, so please bear with me.
When my father passed away in 1976, I inherited many of his handguns, rifles and shotguns. One pair of handguns in particular generated some interest at the gun range where I recently took them for cleaning. My father received these two pistols as a gift from the Richard King Mellon estate (of Mellon Back fame) in Pittsburgh, Pa. They are US&S 1911's, experimentals, numbers 37 and 38. So far as I can tell, they are the real deal. The serial number, (37 and 38) are on the right side of the frame, the left side is stamped with the US&S mark and Swissvale, Pa., and the slide has the "P" stamped on it. If I did this right, this post should have three pictures showing the pistols. I took number 37 out to the range and fired 50 rounds through it recently: worked like a champ. I cleaned it and put it back in my safe. My questions are these: What are these guns worth? Should I try to insure them? I have a safe that I keep them in now, but what is the best way to preserve them? Thank you to any and all who can help me preserve some history.
When my father passed away in 1976, I inherited many of his handguns, rifles and shotguns. One pair of handguns in particular generated some interest at the gun range where I recently took them for cleaning. My father received these two pistols as a gift from the Richard King Mellon estate (of Mellon Back fame) in Pittsburgh, Pa. They are US&S 1911's, experimentals, numbers 37 and 38. So far as I can tell, they are the real deal. The serial number, (37 and 38) are on the right side of the frame, the left side is stamped with the US&S mark and Swissvale, Pa., and the slide has the "P" stamped on it. If I did this right, this post should have three pictures showing the pistols. I took number 37 out to the range and fired 50 rounds through it recently: worked like a champ. I cleaned it and put it back in my safe. My questions are these: What are these guns worth? Should I try to insure them? I have a safe that I keep them in now, but what is the best way to preserve them? Thank you to any and all who can help me preserve some history.