Hello and thank you for having this forum!
I recently inherited the following firearms, 2 rifles and 2 old handguns that have been in my family between 50-95 years. I am not a firearms person, know little about them, but am curious and needing to decide what to do with them! They are:
1. Rock Island Arsenal .30-06 rifle (?) SN 361706 age unknown. Excellent condition. Not sure if any part of it has been modified (stock, possibly)
2 Winchester rifle, Model 62A 22 SL or LR circa 1956. Visible hammer. Oak leaves and a single squirrel carved into wood (?). SN 350811.
3. Colt .32 Rimless Smokeless hammerless automatic pocket handgun. Model 1903, but likely 1923 manufacture date. SN 485705. Not blued, but silver and in very good condition. I think a Type IV or V (?).
4. Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works, "safety automatic" hammerless, 6-shot revolver; owl handle, SN 55038 on bottom of grip. It is nickel-plated and in medium condition. The barrel seems to be 4 to 4+ inches.
The pat. First line is somewhat unreadable: Aug. something, but yr not clear. Second line says Pat. pending...
Any info or more exact dates or any values would be most appreciated. I have additional photos of each, if necessary.
View attachment 85669 View attachment 85672 View attachment 85673 View attachment 85674
Thank you in advance for any information.
I recently inherited the following firearms, 2 rifles and 2 old handguns that have been in my family between 50-95 years. I am not a firearms person, know little about them, but am curious and needing to decide what to do with them! They are:
1. Rock Island Arsenal .30-06 rifle (?) SN 361706 age unknown. Excellent condition. Not sure if any part of it has been modified (stock, possibly)
2 Winchester rifle, Model 62A 22 SL or LR circa 1956. Visible hammer. Oak leaves and a single squirrel carved into wood (?). SN 350811.
3. Colt .32 Rimless Smokeless hammerless automatic pocket handgun. Model 1903, but likely 1923 manufacture date. SN 485705. Not blued, but silver and in very good condition. I think a Type IV or V (?).
4. Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works, "safety automatic" hammerless, 6-shot revolver; owl handle, SN 55038 on bottom of grip. It is nickel-plated and in medium condition. The barrel seems to be 4 to 4+ inches.
The pat. First line is somewhat unreadable: Aug. something, but yr not clear. Second line says Pat. pending...
Any info or more exact dates or any values would be most appreciated. I have additional photos of each, if necessary.
View attachment 85669 View attachment 85672 View attachment 85673 View attachment 85674
Thank you in advance for any information.