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I have come into possession of an older pistol which was my great great grandfather's who was the first chief of police for the traffic division of Seattle. It was his issued pistol which is a Colt .38 Police Special and has a date of 1914 on the gun. This gun has not been fired for many many years I'm sure and wondered if I wanted to return it to firing condition what extra steps should I go through. Nothing on it seems loose at all and when dry firing everything seems to work fine except for a hard trigger pull which just needs some oil I'm sure. I plan on cleaning the whole gun up in a normal fashion just wanted to know if there is anything extra I should probably do or if you think there is any risk in firing the pistol.
Thanks
I have come into possession of an older pistol which was my great great grandfather's who was the first chief of police for the traffic division of Seattle. It was his issued pistol which is a Colt .38 Police Special and has a date of 1914 on the gun. This gun has not been fired for many many years I'm sure and wondered if I wanted to return it to firing condition what extra steps should I go through. Nothing on it seems loose at all and when dry firing everything seems to work fine except for a hard trigger pull which just needs some oil I'm sure. I plan on cleaning the whole gun up in a normal fashion just wanted to know if there is anything extra I should probably do or if you think there is any risk in firing the pistol.
Thanks