Nevermind

[AK all day]

Secure the room to a certain degree, and display rifles as you please. Personally I would not leave very valuable guns exposed like that but a $150 Mosin magant wouldn't bother me at all.

As long no small children or dirtbags have access, a functional rifle is fine IMO.

[BigJ]

Let me say it again: the rifles will NOT be functional.

[thenodnarb]

What are the LEGAL ramifications of displaying a pre-1899 antique?

[BigJ]

LOL geezus. Never mind guys.

[EM2]

Yeah looks like installation is critical. And I'm reading mention of needing to make sure you flip the lever up to lock; sounds like a few forgot to do that... are you sure its the same one? Don't mean to harp on this, but you mentioned forgetting a key. That one I linked to is a combo unit.

Either way I might get one and try my best to destroy it. Would be an interesting test

you're right, the one I had had a key to it instead of a combo and there was no lever to flip.
Otherwise it is the same unit, same size, color etc.
I would guess that the latching mechanism would be the same just a different method of activation.

Here ya go, looked like this.

[aghauler]

pfft, I HAD one of those and the first time I took em to the range and forgot the key I was able to pull the two halves apart quite easily, cheap crap.

Not CA approved either, in case you are needing to cover that issue.