| How are you going to store your antique firearms? If | | | | You don't want your antique firearms to be used or |
| you are looking to store your antique firearms, you | | | | shot often either. This is going to keep them in top |
| want to be sure that they are stored somewhere | | | | condition. Keeping your antique firearms under glass is |
| safe, dry, cool, and where someone or some children | | | | going to keep these items in your collection from |
| are not going to find them. | | | | being used by someone who may be in the house or |
| Store your antique firearms in a location where they | | | | visiting the house. If you don't want to display your |
| will be kept dry and cool. This is important because | | | | items, keep them in a safe, where they will be cool, |
| the finish on many types of guns can become pitted | | | | dry and out of reach of those who may be tempted |
| and rusty if you don't care for them properly. In | | | | to shoot them |
| caring for your guns properly you don't want to | | | | Keep your antique firearms for as long as possible. If |
| touch them too often, because that can leave | | | | you are just starting out with your collection, you |
| excessive oils from your hands on the gun. Dry can | | | | want to hold onto as many antique firearms as |
| cool is important so that the metal doesn't rust, so | | | | possible so you don't lose out on a complete |
| the wood doesn't rot, and so that the value of your | | | | collection. You may be tempted to sell one to get |
| gun continues to climb. The value of your antique | | | | another, but you will have to determine what type |
| firearm can grow as it becomes older while in your | | | | of collection you want to have in the long run. |
| collection. | | | | If you are only going to collect firearms from 1700's |
| Keeping your antique firearms in a location that is not | | | | then you should not be holding onto the guns and |
| going to be easily found by others will be important. | | | | other types of firearms from the 1900's. |
| You don't want your antique firearms to be touched, | | | | Nevertheless, if you want to build a collection from |
| so that this will keep them in mint condition. In | | | | every ten years between the 1700's and the 1900's |
| keeping your collection hidden or displayed under | | | | you shouldn't sell any of your guns that fit into that |
| glass is going to keep them protected from people | | | | range of what your collection will include. |
| from touching them. | | | | |