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I bet the name is that of the first owner. I have an old CVA rifle with a guy's name engraved on the barrel. You have a very nice rifle there.
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Thank you. It is an option to consider.
Found this from a u/Matpen_78
So my great uncle, Charles Kroeger donated a number of muzzleloading rifles and a pair of pistols to a certain organization. His intent was for this club to be caretakers of the guns; shoot them, display them, just simply enjoy them. After he died, I went to the club to see the collection and to visit a place that he was so fond of.
To my surprise, all of his guns were gone. They had record of the donations, but could not tell me what happened to them. They assumed they were sold at auction to fund the organization, but they had no record of the sale.
I got a bad feeling about it all. It's not what Charlie wanted and now I just want to track down at least one of them to have.
He did detailed hand engraving and signed "C.K." "C.Kroeger" or "Charles Kroeger"
Is there a way that I can track these down? Did the club do this legally? Shouldn't there be records of the gun sales?
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I know the two people that had the gun before me. One has passed away and the second is whom i got it from.
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I live in Texas but PM me
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It is a a nice rifle and shoots better than I can.
Unfortunately muzzleloaders can be sold with no FFL in most states. These guns were donated and once that is done. The organization can do whatever they want with them. I learned this the hard way.!
When you give something away, unless you've got some sort of contract, the receiver can do whatever they want. Most clubs don't need stuff as much as they need cash. I would, however, think they would need to track items donated to show the cash sale as a revenue or income. Informal and improper bookkeeping can be big trouble.
THANK GOD THAT MUZZLELOADERS CAN BE SOLD IN MOST STATES WITHOUT ANTI-AMERICAN FEDERAL OR STATE RESTRICTIONS.
Bottom line, it's up to us 'vintage' firearm owners to communicate with family members to make sure our valued possessions end up in the right hands.
Unfortunately it's common for Items donated to museums & organizations to be sold off, even though written terms of the donation state otherwise.
Bottom line, it's up to us 'vintage' firearm owners to communicate with family members to make sure our valued possessions end up in the right hands.
Unfortunately it's common for Items donated to museums & organizations to be sold off, even though written terms of the donation state otherwise.
Donating for display only was my agreement and it stated to be returned. But that didn't go as planned..!
Unless you have an extremely valuable item. Going to court to get it back. Could be more expensive than what it's worth. A friend of mine lost thousands of dollars of Civil War guns, uniforms and artifacts. There excuse was they were lost when they remodeled. Lawyers wouldn't take his case...Sad
Unless you have an extremely valuable item. Going to court to get it back. Could be more expensive than what it's worth. A friend of mine lost thousands of dollars of Civil War guns, uniforms and artifacts. There excuse was they were lost when they remodeled. Lawyers wouldn't take his case...Sad
