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Rumoured to be Charlton Heston's
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ill help with shooting them. milsurp collectors dream. DROOL look at all those BARS?!![:)][:0]
...and the THOMPSONS!!! [:p]
2. I don't believe there are any houses from the 1860s still standing in CA. You have to be on the East Coast to find structures that old and I suspect this is in VA.
3. Heston lived in CA. Do I really need to point out that CA is not a Class III state and only movie studios are licensed to own machineguns?
This collection belonged to a late high-ranking official with the NRA although I don't recall his name. I think this is why the incorrect rumor got started that it was Heston because he served 2 terms as NRA president but it couldn't be his collection and it isn't.
Too old to live...too young to die...
According to this message, which circulates via email and has also been posted to a number of firearms related forums and blogs, the attached photographs show a massive gun collection stored in the basement of a house owned by the late actor Charlton Heston.
Although the photographs themselves are genuine, many commentators have pointed out that the gun collection actually belonged to the late Bruce Stern, rather than Charlton Heston. Mr Stern was a lifelong military and gun collector. An attorney and Vietnam veteran, he was involved in a number of military and firearms related organizations. He was a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) Board of Directors. Mr Stern passed away in July, 2007.
The Stern gun collection became famous among firearms enthusiasts. A portion of the extensive collection was auctioned off in March 2008 by James D. Julia Auctioneers. The auction, which included firearms from other collections as well as Stern's, raised a record-breaking $12.7 million. Photographs of items from the Stern collection are available on the Julia Auctions website. Another part of the Stern collection is set to be auctioned in October, 2008.
Although the gun collection featured in the photographs did not belong to Charlton Heston, the late actor was a passionate gun rights supporter and served as president and spokesman of the NRA from 1998 until 2003. He died in April 2008.
Misidentification of ownership aside, these photographs certainly reveal a truly remarkable collection.
http://auctionpublicity.com/2008/04/08/julia-firearms-auction-takes-record-127-million/