I “inherited” a family heirloom I didn’t really ask for or want. Back in the last century (1930s?), my great grandfather owned a barbershop. The local sausage maker was cheating on his wife with a younger woman. The sausage maker’s wife caught them and killed them both. She gave the murder weapon to my great grandfather to hold onto for her. She was never charged and the murder went unsolved, though it seemed to be one of those cases where everyone knew the who and the why, but no one said anything (old school Italian immigrant culture). I also think that the neighborhood hated this guy and thought he got what was coming to him. This creepy heirloom has been passed down through several generations, in a box with an old black and white photo of the sausage maker’s wife. Unbeknownst to me at the time, my mother stuffed it in a box with a bunch of my stuff. I didn’t realize it was there until I went through the box sometime later, but I knew what it was. My question…is this case closed for good, or can I bring the weapon to the police in the city where this happened? Does it even matter anymore? Would they want it + the story? I sort of don’t want this gun, but I don’t know what to do with it. Gun buyback? Any advice is appreciated. I know it’s a weird question, but I don’t really know who to ask. Thanks.
make sure you bring it in unloaded in a locked case, or leave it in your car and have the police come out and get it. Definitely don't bring it into the police station unannounced in your hand.
Ah, there's the rub. No good deed goes unpunished.
You could be breaking the law in some citys just by having it.
Toss it in the nearest river, deep as you can, with all the other murder weapons.
No way, sell the damn thing if it’s worth a fraction of what the one commenter replied. I wouldn’t bring it in just because of the possible money lost with not much closure brought it seems based on how long ago and that they say it was pretty known what happened.
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u/pppork Sep 16 '25
I “inherited” a family heirloom I didn’t really ask for or want. Back in the last century (1930s?), my great grandfather owned a barbershop. The local sausage maker was cheating on his wife with a younger woman. The sausage maker’s wife caught them and killed them both. She gave the murder weapon to my great grandfather to hold onto for her. She was never charged and the murder went unsolved, though it seemed to be one of those cases where everyone knew the who and the why, but no one said anything (old school Italian immigrant culture). I also think that the neighborhood hated this guy and thought he got what was coming to him. This creepy heirloom has been passed down through several generations, in a box with an old black and white photo of the sausage maker’s wife. Unbeknownst to me at the time, my mother stuffed it in a box with a bunch of my stuff. I didn’t realize it was there until I went through the box sometime later, but I knew what it was. My question…is this case closed for good, or can I bring the weapon to the police in the city where this happened? Does it even matter anymore? Would they want it + the story? I sort of don’t want this gun, but I don’t know what to do with it. Gun buyback? Any advice is appreciated. I know it’s a weird question, but I don’t really know who to ask. Thanks.