Grandfather Old Machine Gun Attic
Grandma said gun was taken from german soldier killed at the battle of the bulge by grandpa and not spoken about often.
Grandfather old machine gun attic. And i know this means diddly squat to the atf but this was all talked about in a theoretical way. Grandfather s rifle from the war duration. I do know that prior to the machine gun control act of 1934 intended to take thompsons and bars out of the hands of organized crime anyone who could afford one could buy either one legally and there are people who did. People are going through grandpa walt s or uncle jesse s belongings after they pass away and are finding all kinds of stuff like thompsons mp40s grease guns you name it.
Because you re going to assume the firearm is loaded it follows that you ll need to treat it with all the respect you d give it if you knew for sure it was ready to fire. Stored in attic for years. No machine guns found in my attic. Page 1 of 2 look what i found in grandpa s attic posted in thompson submachine gun message board.
The first rule of firearms safety is all guns are always loaded never ever assume that a found gun is unloaded no matter how old it is or how exotic it appears. See items from theattic for sale. We had the thought that the atf views machine guns as once a machine gun sbr always a machine gun sbr but if the gun you found was never registered with the atf would that be a kind of work around. Here is a write up i found on another site that was done by a prominent sot which covers what one should do in such a situation.
Traded my pop a glock for a bag of old guns ammo duration. I don t think a rusty old gun in the attic collecting dust is going to get you in too much trouble under the defense of. Thanks to all the members who have sold me things in the last couple years. Hope it lifts yours as well.
Gun turns out to be an mp 40 matching s on barrell lower and upper with original leather sling excellent shape considering use no rust and very clean. Had to end the weekend on a positive note.