General Zod
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| Sadly, there is another list of stolen guns to look out for in the Austin/San Antonio, TX area. My father's home was burglarized this past Sunday. To make things worse, we have no serial numbers - there is a list, but it can't be found. We think the suspect is from San Antonio for various reasons. Here's what was lost, from memory, including identifying marks. Winchester sporter 12 ga. pump-action shotgun with dark wood stock/grip. Blued - very dark/glossy finish. No real identifying marks, unsure of make/model. We're not hopeful on this one. Winchester model 1892 .30-30 with a modern hunting scope on an aftermarket custom mount. Blued. I can't remember the model or manufacturer of scope. Bushnell or Tasco probably. Custom scope mount is attached with screws to the left side of the receiver. Mossberg .410 pump-action shotgun with wood stocks/grip and blued metal. No real identifying marks on this one. Winchester model 74 .22 cal semi-auto rifle with dark red walnut stock- some slight custom shaping has been done on the stock. Blued barrel, excellent condition. M-1 Carbine, .30 cal, WWII vintage with "GENERAL MOTORS" manufacturer's stamp on the barrel, with 15 round magazine. The thief left the 30 round mag. Antique (100+ year old) Mossberg 12 ga. single shot shotgun - well kept, but obviously ancient. Has not been fired in at least 40 years. Bluing is intact on all metal surfaces, some wear on the wood. PISTOLS - - - - - Llama model III-A.380 ACP semi-auto pistol with holster and spare magazine. Blued. Small spot of rust on the right side of the trigger - haven't had the opportunity to have that sanded and refinished. Missed a fingerprint once while I was cleaning it for him. Colt .38 Special, 3" barrel with holster. Third generation Detective Special, short barrel, shrouded ejector pin, wood grips with Colt badges, blued metal. Very little wear. Front post sight has a spot of white liquid paper on it for visibility. Charter Arms Explorer II .22 Automatic pistol with scope and two magazines. Blued, not stainless. Small scope mounted but removable. Rear sight on pistol is damaged, otherwise in good shape. Two matched Tanfoglio .25 ACP automatic pocket pistols with spare magazines, one with a storage case. Blued. Hi Standard Sentinel R-101 9-round .22LR revolver w/3" barrel. Made in 1958. Also has a spot of liquid paper on the front sight. Blued with wood grips. Very little visible wear. Replica Colt Navy model 1849 cap-and-ball revolver with unfinished wood grips. Kit gun. Replica percussion cap musket with light honey-colored wood stock and a pair of matching percussion cap dueling pistols with honey-colored wood grips. Early 19th century style. Unknown if these are functional firearms. I'm hoping if one of these is spotted in a pawn shop (it'll be a couple of weeks before any that are pawned might be made available in the shops) or a used gun dealer there will be one or two others with it to make a positive ID more likely. At least that's the hope... Also missing are a Framus classical guitar from the early '50s and a Harmony H-62 archtop electric hollow body guitar with "starburst" finish from the late '50s, for what it's worth. Yes, they stole his guns and they stole his guitars. There's a country song in there...but we'd rather just have dad's property back. I know serial numbers would help. I'll continue to search for the list. |
Dad had remodeling work done, though, and we suspect one of the contractors. Do check the date, on the original post - this burglary was back in September, as well as being an hour north of SA. Probably unrelated to your relative. Make sure he reports the theft to the police. Maybe he'll be lucky enough to get his property back.
