I just bought an awesome collection for the store, if that counts; a Type 38 Arisaka with Meiji intact, and two Type 99s without the Meiji, a Yugo rebuild of a German 98, A Long Branch Enfield in great shape, a Schmidt-Rubin 1911, a Hungarian M95, a K.Kale Turk Mauser, an Argentine Mauser, a Swedish Mauser, a 1940 Ishevsk Mosin M91/30, and an unusual MAS 36 with really dark wood and an almost black receiver - though it doesn't appear to have ever been refinished
The kid I got it from (25) got into collecting with his dad at 18, and he's selling off his oddballs to focus on American and German variants. He took good care of his collection, and CLEANED them before selling them. He's the first person to ever do that in my store. He's basically ME at that age, except I moved into Enfields and antiques.
Always clean your guns before selling. It lets a gun store know you cared for your collection, it allows us to judge condition better, and we might pay a little more (I paid roughly $20 more a gun).
The kid I got it from (25) got into collecting with his dad at 18, and he's selling off his oddballs to focus on American and German variants. He took good care of his collection, and CLEANED them before selling them. He's the first person to ever do that in my store. He's basically ME at that age, except I moved into Enfields and antiques.
Always clean your guns before selling. It lets a gun store know you cared for your collection, it allows us to judge condition better, and we might pay a little more (I paid roughly $20 more a gun).
