• Find Gun In River: What do???
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Tell the cops.
Turn it in.
"You guys know what that is?" Yes, a murder weapon...
magazine not clip
That used to be a nice gun.
I wonder if it was owned by anyone known from the 40's and 50's Probably not. I can't really tell but it doesn't look very old
pull the trigger
I'm more interested on why it was at the bottom of a river. Did someone chuck it in there after a murder or something?
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[QUOTE=Tudd;46281534]I'm more interested on why it was at the bottom of a river. Did someone chuck it in there after a murder or something?[/QUOTE] Maybe, thats why you really need to turn guns in to the police you find randomly, never know if could be the piece of evidence that puts a person behind bars and I cant think of many reasons to throw a gun in a river, or even lose a gun.
i once found a cd player in a stream it was broke as shit but the spice girls cd inside looked fine i let my cousin have it
Keep it. Use electrolysis to remove the rust. [video=youtube;B28_VN8Q6YE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B28_VN8Q6YE[/video]
[QUOTE=HoodedSniper;46281625]Maybe, thats why you really need to turn guns in to the police you find randomly, never know if could be the piece of evidence that puts a person behind bars and I cant think of many reasons to throw a gun in a river, or even lose a gun.[/QUOTE] Could something that damaged actually have value to any kind of investigation?
[QUOTE=AeroSinthetic;46281678]Could something that damaged actually have value to any kind of investigation?[/QUOTE] Zero chance of fingerprints, the best they could get is a serial number which might be corroded anyway. Kind of iffy, but at this point it's a hunk of rusty metal anyway so why not just turn it in? [editline]19th October 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=SHIG;46281652]Keep it. Use electrolysis to remove the rust. [/QUOTE] Hes doing that actually. Said so in a comment.
[QUOTE=AeroSinthetic;46281678]Could something that damaged actually have value to any kind of investigation?[/QUOTE] Im not a detective or lawyer so I dont know the real answer. For my made up professional answer, yes, I would think the location+weapon type+serial+bullet size could be a huge deciding factor of a murder weapon. If someone was shot, and they found a bullet, and that bullet matches a gun found, that gun found in a radius of the crime scene, etc etc... Could be a damning piece of evidence or nothing at all, but the former is why you turn random guns in. If the glove fits type of thing, except less retarded and actually making more sense.
People put too much faith in "ballistic finger printing." That gun is completely useless in an investigation unless a serial number is found. Even then, if it was lost on accident, the original owner most likely has moved on and bought a new gun to replace it. Most guns that are corroded that badly are considered totaled and not worth retrieving or saving. Unless the manufacturer has a kickass customer service like Ruger. To this diver though, it might be one of his best finds.
It was probably just lost in a boating accident.
If you could restore it, could you make your money back? Or would it just cost too much
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;46282828]If you could restore it, could you make your money back? Or would it just cost too much[/QUOTE] No, it's been badly corroded, the price falls drastically. Be worth at best 25% of it's price when it was brand new. As for the diver to just up and selling it after confirmation of the gun can function, it's profit for him. The real question for corroded or rusted firearms is what is its sentimental worth. People will get guns completely refurbished if it was handed down from generation to generation. Historical preservation is another reason. If it is no longer produced or a rare variant is another one. These will make a person pour cash into a "worthless" firearm. The diver may keep it just out of how lucky he was to find it. It is really up to the owner if restoring it is worth the money or the sentiment.
Fair enough. I think the fact the mag is in it, perhaps it was used for a murder or someting. I'd keep it for that reason alone, and the fact it looks cool. All corroded and whatnot
I wonder if there was any ammo in that magazine.
only one way to find out [sp]put it in the microwave[/sp]
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;46282324]People put too much faith in "ballistic finger printing." That gun is completely useless in an investigation unless a serial number is found. Even then, if it was lost on accident, the original owner most likely has moved on and bought a new gun to replace it. Most guns that are corroded that badly are considered totaled and not worth retrieving or saving. Unless the manufacturer has a kickass customer service like Ruger. To this diver though, it might be one of his best finds.[/QUOTE] Im just saying. Lets say someone was murdered near that lake with a gun. The bullet they found matches the type that fit in the gun. The amount of power and damage done by the gun is realistic to the gun they found. The gun is located near the murder. I mean yeah ill agree it wouldnt solve a murder mystery but its not completely useless. That shit would just start asking more and more questions. Plus if the serial is removed that would start asking more questions. Id be pretty worried and asking questions if I found a gun that had 0 serial and no indication or record of being bought.
That's not enough evidence to link it to anyone, though. All you can say is that there was a gun found near the crime scene but in that condition it's pretty much impossible to directly link it to the crime.
For some reason I knew it was a 1911 before I opened the thread. I'm not even a gun nerd.
Hand it into the police. Theres a reason its in a river and it's probably not a good one.
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