"Were there any special guns that Michael wanted
to be kept in the family, if so what were they?"
Not to my knowledge,but I do know that once he got sick,he had planned to greatly reduce his collection, thinking ahead to the inevitable. There are 26 arms on the "Keep" list; I was pleased to see that those he got from me were among his "keepers".
I type slowly, so I may have to break this into a couple of sessions:
Wundhammer - First One, Match prize
Wundhammer restoration
Ross King 1903 - Pope
Adolph 1903 (Mixter)
Kirkwood Fancy 1903 Compass
Barney Worthen .30-06
Bob Owen, early
S R Griffin, Kornbrath
James V Howe 1903 w/Kornbrath, single lever
Niedner 1903.400 Niedner
Niedner .32-40High Wall, Shelhamer stock No 623 bbl
NiednerBorchardt .25 Krag
Niedner Ballard .32-40, Wills stock
Niedner High Wall .22-3000
Niedner Baker-Borchardt
Munier 1903
August Pachmayr take down 1903, Noske
John Wright & Sons Mauser
.33-WP Ballard ----(I think "WP" is Wills, Poss)
Trapdoor .45-70
.400 Whelen Model 70
Sharps Borchardt Long-Range .45-70
Krag .30-40 (House rifle)
William R Schafer "A" 12 gauge
Hoffman-Kornbrath 12 gauge (had tow,so I don't know which one he meant)
S&W 19-3 "Bike gun"
Winchester 64/94re-bore
"S-Man" 1903
Remington Model 12 .22 pump (family gun) ---- I hope that one got saved!
1922 .22 Shelhamer
Winchester 25 shotgun
Remington 700 .223 Leupold
Colt Cobra CCW
Remington 32-TC two barrel set
I hope you can tell my notes (preceeded by ----) from Michael's, I tried to just copy what he had sent to me, but felt the urge to add a couple of personal notes.
