Settling an estate in Denver often means a house full of decisions at once — probate filings, clearing out a home, dividing belongings among family members who may live across the metro or across the country. When firearms are part of that estate, they tend to be the item everyone is least sure how to handle. That is where Gun Legacy comes in.
Gun Legacy is a Parker-based estate firearm service serving Denver families and executors, from central Denver neighborhoods to the suburbs along the I-25 and I-225 corridors. The service is home-based and by appointment, so the work starts with a conversation — what you have, where it is, and what you need to happen — and proceeds from there, without a trip to a crowded gun-shop counter.
Colorado requires private firearm transfers to go through a licensed dealer with a Colorado Bureau of Investigation background check. Gun Legacy processes transfers cleanly and legally, with the paperwork done right. For Denver estates, that matters twice over: firearms moving to heirs need a documented change of ownership, and executors need a paper trail they can file with the estate records. Every transfer is documented — who received which firearm, identified by make, model, and serial number, on what date, and through which dealer.
This is the heart of the service. Instead of a gun shop's counter offer — typically 20 to 30 percent of a firearm's actual market value — Gun Legacy sells firearms on the open market for you and takes a 20 percent commission. On a $1,000 firearm, that is roughly $800 back to you or the estate, instead of $200 to $300. Across an inherited collection, the difference is often thousands of dollars. Consignment takes weeks to a few months, and Gun Legacy gives honest timeline expectations for your specific firearms before anything is listed.
Before you sell, divide, or promise anything to anyone, know what you are holding. Gun Legacy identifies each firearm, assesses its condition, and gives a fair market value based on real recent sales data — in writing, which helps with probate filings and dividing assets fairly among heirs. Valuations are part of the free consultation, so there is no cost to finding out what a collection is worth before you decide anything. And one caution that applies to every Denver estate: do not clean or restore firearms before a valuation. Original condition is where collector value lives, and well-meaning refinishing can cut it sharply.
For pieces with more sentimental value than market value — a grandfather's shotgun, a service rifle — a gunsmith can render a firearm permanently inoperable so it can be displayed safely in the home. The heirloom stays in the family, with no functioning firearm to worry about.
Since SB25-003 took effect on August 1, 2026, selling certain semiautomatic firearms privately has gotten harder: buyers of covered firearms need a sheriff-issued eligibility card and a safety course. Transfers to a licensed dealer and transfers to heirs upon the owner's death are exempt, which makes consignment through a dealer the practical path for covered guns. This is general information about Colorado law, not legal advice.
If you are in Denver and dealing with inherited firearms — a single gun or a full collection — start with the free inherited firearm checklist at gunlegacy.com/inherited-firearm-checklist, then get in touch. The checklist walks through the steps in order, from securing firearms to valuation to your selling options.
Contact Gun Legacy for a free consultation — info@gunlegacy.com or (720) 998-4776. Gun Legacy is based in Parker, CO, and works by appointment. Visit gunlegacy.com for more information.
Also serving Parker, Castle Rock, Lone Tree, Centennial, Aurora, and Highlands Ranch.