2007-02-01 14:03:22 · 4 answers · asked by Johnny L 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
During WW II you could usually send weapons home. Look at the writing on the barrel or trigger assembly and write me back. The last thing you want to do is advertise how you have the weapon. Take (If you are over 18 and it is a rifle) to a gun store and tell them your grandfather left it to you. If it is a pistol keep quiet, if it a foreign weapon keep quiet. Like I said write me at southron_98@hotmail.com by the way you cannot check the value of something unless it is examined. Take Care. God Bless You and Our Southern People.
Oh, NEVER and I repeat NEVER call a Government office for anything like this!
2007-02-01 14:15:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you want to know if it's a WWII era gun, just look up the model on the internet. If you want to authenticate that your grandfather captured/found it during the war, you can't. Sending weapons home from the war was (is) illegal, so there would be no record of that.
2007-02-01 14:07:48 · answer #2 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, another possibility would be to contact the National Rifle Association. They have experts on lots of different firearms, and could probably identify it for you, if that's what you need. I see scanned photos of old weapons being sent to them for ID all the time in the "American Rifleman".
2007-02-01 15:25:27 · answer #3 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call a local armoury and they will know from the serial number where it came from
2007-02-01 14:06:40 · answer #4 · answered by fla5232 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋