Fishing lures

[wood20ks]

I'm looking for someone who knows about these things.....

My Dad passed 9 yrs ago,and Ive got his gun and one of his tackle boxes......

I'm not a fisherman nor hunt,but a guy that knew my Dad has an auction house.....
I'm thinking of auctioning those items off.......

As for the lures,are they one of tjose things that should not be cleaned,such as guns and coins....??

Some of these lures has some white powder like resin on them....I think they should be soaked in water atleast to be more presentable.
Only a few look like this......



Some of these lures are also made of wood,paint is chipped,but my Dad was a big fisherman so they are well used....

The auctioneer is arriving at my place this week sometime,and I have no idea how much(probably over 130) of them could fetch....

Nor do I know the value of his gun......
Its a 1960 Marlin Golden 39-A 23 inch barrel......









Nor is it registered nor do I have a foid card......can it be legally auctioned.....??

Any help would be helpful.......

 

[NEhomer]

You can definitely clean up the lures. As for the rifle, transfer will depend upon your home state laws. I'd be surprised if you can just toss it up for auction but you'll have to research it. A call to your local police might be informative.

 

[steveringo]

Perhaps you should just go fishing.... I'm not sure if commercial lures retain any value (or appreciate).

Similarly, the rifle looks like a massed produced model... the New Haven stamp is cool. I don't think they're still made in CT... here's a site that might help:

https://www.marlinowners.com/threads/336-manufactured-in-new-haven-ct.82474/

 

[Janus]

The gun should fetch somewhere between 1000 and 1300, depending on the condition of course. They don't make them anymore. Ruger owns the name now. Id' say getting 1000 is a good price, but it's an auction and can go either way.

The lure is a jitterbug lure , mostly Bass, top water kure, Old lures are nice and collectible but worth money?, depends.