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They do, generally at least before selling it to prove it works, as a working firearm has more value than one than doesn't.
by _3u10 3y ago
They do, generally at least before selling it to prove it works, as a working firearm has more value than one than doesn't.
- tarxvf 3y agoNo, they don't. Unfired weapons fetch a premium. For true antiques every time you fire it is another opportunity for it to break. These are not weapons that are valued for "working".
- nitwit005 3y agoFiring an antique firearm decreases the value. It is now used.
- madengr 3y ago[dead]
- lostapathy 3y agoReally depends on the gun to some degree. There’s collectibles that are worth more left alone, especially old stuff pre modern ammunition. But lots of old but not that old stuff its more or less expected you’ll fire it to test it works on receipt.
- nitwit005 3y ago"old but not that old" is essentially saying it's not an antique.
- lostapathy 3y agoThere are plenty of guns running around that are over 100 years old that are surely an antique by anyone's definition, but are safe and reasonable to show with modern ammo. Pretty much any gun of that age, unless it was some kind of commemorative thing from the start, is going to have plenty of rounds through it already. For example - an M1903 is an antique by any definition, and you'd be hard pressed to buy one today that's unfired.
- glhaynes 3y agoIf I buy a WWI-era pistol, they’ll fire it before I fork over the cash? Surely not, right?
- tcbawo 3y agoWhy not? There are people out there that manufacture their own ammunition. This wouldn’t surprise me at all.
- glhaynes 3y agoWhat about a 17th century dueling pistol?
- EA-3167 3y agoI think in this case anyone would be wise to fire a modern reproduction rather than the original article. After all anyone with the money to collect that sort of artifact can certainly afford a replica to play with. ...And modern replicas tend to be safer when you pull the trigger.
- Arrath 3y agoWell, if you count making a new stock and barrel to mount the original 17th century clockwork gubbins to, may I present: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4029987 https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=40...
- dingnuts 3y agothe GP's example of WWI is actually sufficiently modern that you could very well just be firing normal center fire .45 which is readily available https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_ACP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_ACP
- brokencode 3y agoOnly if they are claiming it still works and are asking for more money due to that. And still, only if you care enough to verify it works as they claim.
- wl 3y agoI collect antique firearms. It has not been my experience that sellers generally test-fire an item before selling it. More common is a disclaimer that if you want to shoot the thing, you should have it inspected by a qualified gunsmith familiar with the particular model.