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amidst the aforementioned inflation , a tendency to appreciate in value , their ease of liquidity , and then there ’ s the simple enjoyment of collecting objects one finds beautiful , fascinating , or historically relevant . To own them . To admire their qualities .
One field of alternative assets is particularly well suited to take advantage of this recent wave of attention . It has spent the last several decades silently and steadily growing in both sales numbers and a wider acceptance of the genre as art objects , historic artifacts , and a valuable investment vehicle . Welcome to the field of fine arms collecting .
It may seem contradictory that the political hot button of firearms could provide a stable investment , but the most valuable guns ( and those most commonly collected ) are older models far from the ire of politicians and legislation . Multiple sources show that 46 % of Americans own at least one firearm .