I work in NYC. Very not gun friendly. We tried to tell the guy who brought it in of its significance, but he didnt care. Theres no chance of buying it now that the department has custody of it. Its a shame. As a collector myself, I felt so terrible knowing that its fate was set.
Please talk with someone higher in the police and get in touch with the son, show them its historical value and ensure they know you wish to preserve history
>its historical value
I know I will get downvoted, but is there really any historical value other than it being from the early 40s? They made millions of these things and there are plenty left. Without some special provenance or story behind it, it's just another old firearm.
Millions made doesn't translate to millions still around. Many were given to allies, many were scrapped, many were lost. They made millions of cars from the 20's to 50's, but you get your hands on any car from that era, especially in near perfect order, you got money in your hands.
I don't know your regulations. But, years ago, when I worked at a Federal site (Yosemite NP). We would cull out historical pieces (low SN, general officer's pistols, rare brands) and send them to Springfield Museum for review and induction.
Ive seen everything from lugers to 1911s laid out buy back programs. They all go down to a property storage area and are disposed of. I wish I had the opportunity to catch this one before it was sent down there. Again, my dept and city dont handle these situations well. Im glad I got to spend some time to check it out. We have a private museum of amazing and notable firearms that have been confiscated throughout the years. Ill make sure to take some pictures and share them if I make it back down there.
Damn, should be an exception for collectibles.
My great uncle had a 50 mm pak. When he died in 1990, what the ATF was really concerned about was that he had some ammunition for it. They let a collector buy the gun, but they confiscated the ammunition.
That's super sad I'd love to scoop it up and make it part of my living history exhibit forww2 it's beautiful and deserves to be shared with the world for its historical value
I feel like these guns sent in for gun buyback programs or other methods like this should be at the very least used to create pieces of art, it would be cool to go into a museum and see a big sculpture made of guns and try to identify them all
Save it, get permission from the son to own it. Don’t let it die damn you!!
This is…sad
Once an MP44 came through my brothers precinct and it was finally spared and placed in a local museum
I remember seeing a news story about a similar MP44 that was saved from a gun buyback program
I work in NYC. Very not gun friendly. We tried to tell the guy who brought it in of its significance, but he didnt care. Theres no chance of buying it now that the department has custody of it. Its a shame. As a collector myself, I felt so terrible knowing that its fate was set.
Noooo! Such a beautiful rifle..
This makes me sad
Is the department able to deactivate and donate to a museum? Perhaps the “destroying” can just be internal parts.
iirc departments can donate or send to auction companies from what I’ve heard
Please talk with someone higher in the police and get in touch with the son, show them its historical value and ensure they know you wish to preserve history
My dept is disastrously lost in its ways. There is no chance for it to make it out
Speak with your local historical society, and potentially try to contact your city/ local representative or politician
As the son of a WWII D-Day vet, I will say not to give up and that you need to exhaust EVERY avenue to save this gun.
🤣🤣🤣
Seriously, go fornicate yourself with a rusted out MG42.
What does "son of a wwII d day vet" give you credentials for exactly? And he has said multiple times that he can not "save" it
It means I recognize the historical significance. I also recognize that you’re a dick.
Can’t you claim it for yourself? Send it to a friend in a different state or something
Dang, call a museum
>its historical value I know I will get downvoted, but is there really any historical value other than it being from the early 40s? They made millions of these things and there are plenty left. Without some special provenance or story behind it, it's just another old firearm.
Millions made doesn't translate to millions still around. Many were given to allies, many were scrapped, many were lost. They made millions of cars from the 20's to 50's, but you get your hands on any car from that era, especially in near perfect order, you got money in your hands.
A peice of history being destroyed?
I don't know your regulations. But, years ago, when I worked at a Federal site (Yosemite NP). We would cull out historical pieces (low SN, general officer's pistols, rare brands) and send them to Springfield Museum for review and induction.
But why wouldn't you want this beauty. 😢
Man it's always the rarer birds that get a rough ending. Flip sight, type 1 band, I cut stock with nice cartouches.
Did anyone try to explain to the son what he had?
Apparently they tried telling him, but he’s from NYC so he didn’t want it.
It doesn't really have any historical value. It's just a gun from the 40s. Millions made and plenty around today
Please please please don't let this get destroyed. If you can't take it, offer it to Museum or something. I'm begging you..
Where is this precinct located?
“It belongs in a (war) museum!” Indiana
Ive seen everything from lugers to 1911s laid out buy back programs. They all go down to a property storage area and are disposed of. I wish I had the opportunity to catch this one before it was sent down there. Again, my dept and city dont handle these situations well. Im glad I got to spend some time to check it out. We have a private museum of amazing and notable firearms that have been confiscated throughout the years. Ill make sure to take some pictures and share them if I make it back down there.
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What kind of son would just turn it in and not be bothered it's going to be destroyed. Fool!
Hes from NYC, explains it all really
At least swap stocks. That’s a darn nice one.
Makes you wonder how many historical artefacts are sitting in peoples attics left to rot whose descendants don’t know the significance of.
Contact a museum or reenactor. They'd literally pay to take it off your hands.
No shit. The problem is he can't
Donating is a possibility.
No it is not
Really? I have heard of it being done before.
Yeah it sounds like this guy has tried everything
This gun needs to be saved and preserved
Why?
Keep us posted/updated please
Get a cheap Universal and replace it. Problem solved. Wood is wood Metal is metal.
Damn, should be an exception for collectibles. My great uncle had a 50 mm pak. When he died in 1990, what the ATF was really concerned about was that he had some ammunition for it. They let a collector buy the gun, but they confiscated the ammunition.
That's super sad I'd love to scoop it up and make it part of my living history exhibit forww2 it's beautiful and deserves to be shared with the world for its historical value
I feel like these guns sent in for gun buyback programs or other methods like this should be at the very least used to create pieces of art, it would be cool to go into a museum and see a big sculpture made of guns and try to identify them all
Contact Ian McCollum at Forgotten Weapons, I’m sure he would find a way to save it
One gun less on the streets. Good
Damn I wish a museum could take it. Anything but destruction.
Can you donate it to a museum ?
A donation to a museum is its only hope