CeilingCat
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- Nov 17, 2010
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So basically I found this forum upon research based on my new acquisition. I found tons of useful information and i'm sure I will be digging for more as time goes on.
So the story...
I recently bought a house here in WA. One owner built in the 70's. Owners passed away and I bought it from the estate. The downstairs has a drop ceiling and last week I was poking around to see where I could fish some cables. I noticed an odd shape so I grabbed a flashlight. To my surprise it was (and you could guess based on the forum content) guns!! So i grabbed a stool and started pulling the new found treasure down from its hiding place. The first down was an M1 Carbine that was sitting directly on a ceiling tile. I continue to pull down two more M1 Carbine's, a Winchester 1897 12ga. shotgun, Winchester model 94 30-30 lever action, NIB Winchester 9422 .22cal, NIB model 1200 12ga. shotgun. And my favorite of all... a Springfield model 1903 30-06! The rest were tucked up in the joists in a custom shelf. The previous owner actually built the house so I believe they may have been there since 1976.
So I spent a while looking for information on all of them. Also took most of them to a local gun shop that deals with older guns to get some more information. Unfortunately there were no killer rare super valuable models. All the military M1's and the Springfield have been reworked. The 1897 was cut down to the barrel length of a riot gun but is stamped "full". The serial dates to about 1899 and it does show its age. But still a cool piece. The model 94 is mint! Not sure if its ever been fired. And it is a pre-64. The Springfield looks almost new. The bore is perfect, the wood is great and the action is very smooth.
I've sold the Underwood and Plainfield M1's already. And I might be looking to unload a few more at a later date. But to answer the next question... NO! the m1903 is not for sale. Because the first thing everyone asks is if I will part with it. I bought a few boxes of 30-06 and plan on spending some time at the range.
Anyways, I am glad I found another great forum spend way too much time at. And I will try to get more pictures up soon. I think I'm too tired tonight.
So the story...
I recently bought a house here in WA. One owner built in the 70's. Owners passed away and I bought it from the estate. The downstairs has a drop ceiling and last week I was poking around to see where I could fish some cables. I noticed an odd shape so I grabbed a flashlight. To my surprise it was (and you could guess based on the forum content) guns!! So i grabbed a stool and started pulling the new found treasure down from its hiding place. The first down was an M1 Carbine that was sitting directly on a ceiling tile. I continue to pull down two more M1 Carbine's, a Winchester 1897 12ga. shotgun, Winchester model 94 30-30 lever action, NIB Winchester 9422 .22cal, NIB model 1200 12ga. shotgun. And my favorite of all... a Springfield model 1903 30-06! The rest were tucked up in the joists in a custom shelf. The previous owner actually built the house so I believe they may have been there since 1976.
So I spent a while looking for information on all of them. Also took most of them to a local gun shop that deals with older guns to get some more information. Unfortunately there were no killer rare super valuable models. All the military M1's and the Springfield have been reworked. The 1897 was cut down to the barrel length of a riot gun but is stamped "full". The serial dates to about 1899 and it does show its age. But still a cool piece. The model 94 is mint! Not sure if its ever been fired. And it is a pre-64. The Springfield looks almost new. The bore is perfect, the wood is great and the action is very smooth.
I've sold the Underwood and Plainfield M1's already. And I might be looking to unload a few more at a later date. But to answer the next question... NO! the m1903 is not for sale. Because the first thing everyone asks is if I will part with it. I bought a few boxes of 30-06 and plan on spending some time at the range.
Anyways, I am glad I found another great forum spend way too much time at. And I will try to get more pictures up soon. I think I'm too tired tonight.