aarondhgraham
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What's up with guns hidden/stashed in walls?
This last weekend I read no less than three posts in various forums,,,
Where people were remodeling a building,,,
And found a gun hidden in a wall.
One was an old black powder musket in the walls of a schoolhouse.
Back in the late 60's/early 70's my parents were antique dealers,,,
They would often buy a house and the contents.
Dad had a metal detector and he would always scan the stud walls,,,
He was looking for that bag of gold coins he wished for,,,
I know for a fact that he found several guns.
Seven years ago when I was gutting a 1920's built house,,,
I found a metal lock box stashed inside the foundation,,,
There was a revolver inside it but rusted to death.
Why were people stashing guns back in those days,,,
I mean really stashing them permanently by entombing them behind lathe and plaster.
Was there some kind of confiscation scare going on that I never heard of?
I can readily see how a gun could be wrapped in a blanket,,,
Stored in the attic, and then forgotten about
But sealed permanently in a wall?
I never understood the reason behind the act.
Anyone ever wonder the same thing or have a reasonable theory?
Aarond
.
This last weekend I read no less than three posts in various forums,,,
Where people were remodeling a building,,,
And found a gun hidden in a wall.
One was an old black powder musket in the walls of a schoolhouse.
Back in the late 60's/early 70's my parents were antique dealers,,,
They would often buy a house and the contents.
Dad had a metal detector and he would always scan the stud walls,,,
He was looking for that bag of gold coins he wished for,,,
I know for a fact that he found several guns.
Seven years ago when I was gutting a 1920's built house,,,
I found a metal lock box stashed inside the foundation,,,
There was a revolver inside it but rusted to death.
Why were people stashing guns back in those days,,,
I mean really stashing them permanently by entombing them behind lathe and plaster.
Was there some kind of confiscation scare going on that I never heard of?
I can readily see how a gun could be wrapped in a blanket,,,
Stored in the attic, and then forgotten about
But sealed permanently in a wall?
I never understood the reason behind the act.
Anyone ever wonder the same thing or have a reasonable theory?
Aarond
.