My dad never owned a gun safe and would hide his guns in his attic when he would go on a vacation. I knew what guns he owned and when he passed he willed them all to me. All were there except one. A Remington Model 1903A3. He had never said he had sold it. Asked my mom and she knew nothing about it.
I even went up in the attic and looked for it. Fast forward 5 years and my mom wanted me to put some decking down in the attic so she could walk around up there and store some stuff. Now… dad had a few boards laying up there that were not nailed down. When I went to move them guess what was under one in the corner?
Yep. That Model1903A3. In a nice case to boot. In perfect shape too.
And I still have it.
I would say the right thing to do is make an effort to find the owner. I would have wanted someone to have done that for me if they would have found my dad's rifle.
I think those kind of good deeds and integrity come back to you at sometime in your life.
If not I would see if it's stolen. If it's not stolen and can't find the rightful owner after doing due diligence to do so….i would add it to my collection with a clear conscience.
Lots of old timers used to always hide guns in their attics.
Not only did my dad do it but so did my grandad and uncle whenever they would go on vacation or whatever.
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