The question I would ask myself is what is going to become of the guns once you are gone?

They will become the property of your estate and could be sold for next to nothing to some peddler looking to double or triple his money. Let's face it, your wife and kids probably don't give a damn about those guns.

If you don't have a clear prospect in your family that wants to keep the guns: you are going to do yourself and your family a tremendous favor selling them before you leave this earth because you are probably the only one in your family that knows the monetary value of them.

And that way you can leave this place knowing the guns went to somebody that knew the value of the guns and is going to appreciate and enjoy them.

Like Fireball said: If you decide to sell them, take lots of pictures and start them .01 no reserve. The right guys are going to see them and they will probably go for crazy money.

JMO

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