rwbow1969
Get Wiffit
Sorry for the loss of your friend.
Did the person hoard other items besides guns?
Is the trench gun clone in the bottom of the winchester picture one of the Norinco clones? If so and It is for sale let me know. I've always wanted one of those.
You should sell these at auction. You'll get an excellent return for the family with the least effort in minimum time. You've got more than enough premium firearms for an entire auction. A good auctioneer should be able to attract a large crowd of collectors with big wallets.
Lionel trains with pieces in unopened boxes, vintage pinball machines (commercial types), I saw an original Space Invaders game, 2 old slot machines from Nevada ($.50 and $0.05). Like a true hoarder there's so much of so much. His kids haven't gotten through much of his house yet, just most of the firearms and some of the bigger gaming machines. They discovered the train stuff the day I was there.
Auctioneers take a big cut and while I have seen many guns bring over top dollar I've also seen many go for peanuts. If the family is not in a hurry a reputable dealer should consign that collection at 10% given the size and value. The big auction houses, Julia etc will get a lot of publicity and bids but the family will pay for it. I wouldn't do it w/o a reserve. This weekends show would have been a good place for many of those. If the guns,money don't mean all that much to them it may be a good way to go. Again Doc, sorry for your loss.