Real-estate is definitely second on my list, but guns are so much more fun. I have tracked the appreciation value of investments all my life and have never found anything like the appreciation of firearms.

All the previous mentions areas of investment fluctuate up and down with political earthquakes and rain, but the value of fine obsolete American firearms does nothing but go up and up and up. The percent appreciation as a percentage of money invested is absolutely unequaled to the point where, even if you paid too much for a particular firearm all you have to do is wait a short period of time to turn a profit. ( I am 77 years old.) All my personal investments, including gold bullion, gold coins, common stocks, preferred stocks, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, real-estate, coins, stamps and others have never equaled investment in “quality” antique firearms. The first gun produced, bearing neither model or serial number, appeared in 1918 and was belt fed and with little resemblance to later Thompsons.Īntiques and Other Collector Guns For Sale Updated MaI have been a gunsmith for a little over 42 years and an investor with a masters degree in economics and finance for 50 years. Episcopal Book Of Occasional Services Pdf.

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