Summary:
The user brought in several items to a pawn shop for evaluation and potential sale. These items included a unique gun-shaped desk, a tortoiseshell guitar, a vintage German spy camera, and a Penn State Orange Bowl ring from 1973. The pawn shop owner provided insights and assessments for each item, including their potential value and any legal concerns. Ultimately, some items were deemed illegal for sale due to missing or altered identifying marks, while others were evaluated for their collector's value.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The item described is a desk that can also function as a gun.
2. The owner acquired the desk at an estate sale and is curious about its history and value.
3. The desk contains a concealed gun mechanism, but its functionality and power are questionable.
4. The owner wants to determine if the desk was made before 1898 to avoid legal complications.
5. A specialist in antique arms and armor examines the desk and identifies it as a gun.
6. The specialist recommends deactivating the gun mechanism to make it legal for sale.
7. The owner expresses interest in keeping the desk.
8. The specialist suggests deactivating the gun mechanism to make it legal.
9. The specialist cannot confirm the exact manufacturing date of the desk.
10. The owner plans to have the desk's gun mechanism deactivated.
11. The specialist expresses interest in having the desk if it becomes legal to sell.
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