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Originally Posted by aiontay
I would point out that in the early 20th century many Native People were systematically stripped of resources, land, oil (think of all those dead Osages) etc. while being forced in to a market economy. There may have been other reasons than lack of interest for heirlooms to pass out of families.
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True, but that doesn't mean that the ethical and judicial burden of such a circumstance should rest on the shoulders of a modern owner - a collector of antique arms not unlike yourself, perhaps.