Thanks.
I broached the subject of holding it for him and he told me that his dad had insisted this be one of the guns that go to pay for his funeral expenses. Evidently, he left the boys plenty of other heirlooms to have and neither son is particularly interested in a safe queen. They know it's nice, but they have other guns to shoot. My buddy said they're still searching the house for a couple of WWII bring back pieces that have equal value. The dad specified which sons got which guns so there wouldn't be any hard feelings.
As for shooting it, I had a WWI .30 caliber Luger once and didn't really come to love it. So, I'll just buy this one and put it away for one of my kids. Lately I've just been buying guns with heirloom value and selling off the run-of-the-mill stuff.
Thanks for the input.
By the way, it's a 4" barrel.
