The "it should be in a museum" comment...

[GW]

On a regular basis, I see posts about really nice old guns (WWI and WWII 1911s for example). Almost always, someone comes on the thread and posts something about it being a "piece of history" and that it "belongs to a museum"...

While I appreciate and understand the sentiment, I don't think that the majority of people understand how museums work or how much "stuff" museums keep in storage.

I also don't think they understand how common these old guns really are (yes there are really rare exceptions, but they are the exception, not the norm).

Am I the only one that thinks this way?

Generally, "It should be in a museum" is said with reverence. It should be taken as a compliment and perhaps not literally.

[GW]

was expecting a Nancy Pelosi thread

He didn't say wax (y) museum.

[shakyshoot]

It's no different from many other categories of old, yet darn near worthless stuff that people assume is valuable, especially if they want to sell it to you. As a long time antique dealer I've seen so many people who think their treadle sewing machines, pump organs, manual typewriters, and gasoline irons are something great.

[mikeyr]

I have no safe queens, I own it, I shoot it. Same with my cars, I own them, I drive them even if they are from 1934 and British.

[SonofWWIIDI]

I have 2 or 3 items that some would consider "museum quality"...they sit in the "museum corner" of my safe (unless I am shooting them).

[blasterp7]

was expecting a Nancy Pelosi thread

Now that is funny - accurate - but very funny

[mossy]

you can get tons of pu##y when you Pimp a P08.

[SoldierLife7]

Generally, "It should be in a museum" is said with reverence. It should be taken as a compliment and perhaps not literally.

I think that this is probably true, but there are a lot that think that because something is old...that it should be valuable.

In example: I had an acquaintance try to sell me an old rusty Remington Model 11 that someone had cut down the stock on... I offered him $300 because I really liked the patina and was feeling generous. He laughed and acted like I offended him. It took him a little while to realize that I was being serious. He thought that since it was so old, that it was a priceless antique.

I did end up purchasing it, and I paid too much for it. He needed the money, and I believe in Karma.

[SoldierLife7]

I will post a peak of that corner when I get a chance

[CandG]

Usually when I hear/see "that belongs in a museum", I understand it to simply be a compliment - pointing out that it's a particularly nice specimen of something. That's all. I don't think most people usually really mean that it should be donated to the Smithsonian.

[stormvet]

Usually when I hear/see "that belongs in a museum", I understand it to simply be a compliment - pointing out that it's a particularly nice specimen of something. That's all. I don't think most people usually really mean that it should be donated to the Smithsonian.

Exactly, some people take things far to literally. Really how many people honestly think someone should but their old firearm in a museum, it's a simple compliment nothing else.

Also a lot of the time when people say, 'have a good one' or 'have a good day'. They really could careless about how your day goes, they are just being polite.