Stolen firearm

[Josh Loewensteiner]

Sadly, I had an Ithaca Grade 5 Knick stolen from FedEx. SN. 404,786. FedEx has video of it being loaded on to a truck in Memphis and that’s the end of the line. Yes - I’ve pushed all the buttons, and no, there isn’t anything else they will do. It’s been reported to local PD and ATF. It’ll turn up somewhere I’m sure but thought I’d post here in case anyone sees it. Photos below….reward offered for its return!

[ED J, MORGAN]

We will keep an eye out for it.

[Reggie Bishop]

I hope it turns up soon!

[keavin nelson]

Well that ruins your day! What was the next intended destination location, or was Memphis the end destination, Josh?

A thought, if all the members copied and shared the post to the various boards & gun friends, on-line groups, etc. that would provide a broad distribution? Is this desirable Josh?

[Mills Morrison]

That is too bad. Hope it turns up soon and undamaged

[Josh Loewensteiner]

Well that ruins your day! What was the next intended destination location, or was Memphis the end destination, Josh?

A thought, if all the members copied and shared the post to the various boards & gun friends, on-line groups, etc. that would provide a broad distribution? Is this desirable Josh?

That would be great. I would be most appreciative of the help in finding the gun. ATF said that “in transit” theft like this has skyrocketed the last 2-3 years.

The final destination for the gun was a gun shop in NY. The label did not say anything about there being a gun in the box or that it was headed to a gun shop so there was no way of knowing it was a gun. Just a 36x9x4 box….

[Dean Romig]

Sometimes a lot of publicity about the theft of a gun will put it under the radar for years or even decades. But nothing ventured, nothing gained... Good Luck Josh - I'll certainly keep my eyes and ears open.





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[randall rosenthal]

sorry to hear that. odd that they took it not knowing the value. for what its worth my FFL is a hardware store. and my experience with fed ex and UPS is they are great as long as the system works....when it doesn't for any reason they are lost. i sincerely hope you get it back.

[Joseph Sheerin]

Sad news for the buyer, and the seller.....

With Fedex, are you able to insure for full value?

It took me almost 8 months to get UPS to settle with me when they damaged a firearm in shipping, to of all places... NY....

[randall rosenthal]

Sad news for the buyer, and the seller.....

With Fedex, are you able to insure for full value?

It took me almost 8 months to get UPS to settle with me when they damaged a firearm in shipping, to of all places... NY....


i often ship rather expensive items. i never rely on fed ex or UPS "declared value". i get outside one time shipping insurance. considering the valuation it's not too bad for peace of mind...just a thought. when UPS lost a package it was 15 minutes from the destination when after 3 weeks they found it but insisted on returning it rather than delivering it. so far i've had better luck with fed ex.

[Steve Huffman]

If it was stolen off a FedX truck are they covering it or ? Im kinda confused

[Phillip Carr]

Josh I will be placing a picture on my phone with a SN. I will be keeping a look out in Southern AZ for it.

[Joseph Sheerin]

If it was stolen off a FedX truck are they covering it or ? Im kinda confused
I think.... Fedex will only insure up to a certain dollar amount, no where near what that gun was worth, so you have to get outside shippers insurance for high dollar items.

When I shipped that gun UPS, I bought additional insurance from them, last time I tried to ship something expensive with Fedex, they didn't offer that. But, maybe person behind the counter didn't know or want to deal withit. But, the limit he quoted was only a couple hundred dollars if I remember right.

[Garry L Gordon]

Many gun insurers cover guns in transit, but it's a small consolation when you lose such a beautiful gun. I will certainly be on the lookout for the gun, Josh. Good luck.

[Dean Romig]

Eastern/Hanover does.





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[John Allen]

Josh, I am at a lot of shows in the mid south. I will be on the lookout for your gun. There are very few outlets for a gun like that and it just might show up at somewhere close to Memphis.

[todd allen]

What a shame, that a beautiful gun like that gets heisted so that some loser can have some drug money.

[Brian Dudley]

Many gun insurers cover guns in transit, but it's a small consolation when you lose such a beautiful gun. I will certainly be on the lookout for the gun, Josh. Good luck.

Maybe for personal collectors. But not for businesses. Business insurance covering shipping is hard to come by. I have yet to find a company that will insure me and have shipping losses be part of the coverage. They all say to just purchase insurance through the carrier.

[Keith Sirmans]

I'm so sorry to hear. If they pinch that driver for it it will turn up. It happened down here with a UPS driver. He really didn't think they would slam him with felonies but they did. Buyer had no clue they were stolen either

[John Allen]

I had one reported stolen by UPS earlier this year. I started to file a claim and they found the gun in a hub 200 miles from where it was shipped to. Just got lost in their system. it was delivered to the ffl 2 weeks late,but it got there.

[Mills Morrison]

With luck, that is what happened to Josh's gun and it will turn up too.

[Erik Ullmark]

That's terrible. I don't understand how people can steal, cheat and lie so easily. I sure hope that it turns up sometime. It's beautiful. Best of luck.