COLLECTION
Create an organized record so your executor knows what firearms are part of the estate.
FIREARM OWNERS • FAMILIES • ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
FIREARM ESTATE PLANNING
Plan ahead. Document your collection. Make your wishes clear.
Firearms deserve specific attention when you prepare an estate plan. Ikkin Arms helps firearm owners and their estate professionals understand the practical firearm and FFL issues worth considering now—before an executor or family member is left trying to figure everything out later.
Call 585-328-0250 Planning ahead? We can help you understand the firearm side.
THE GOALLEAVE A CLEAR PLAN — NOT A FIREARM PROBLEM
A little preparation can give your executor, attorney and family a much clearer starting point. Identify what you own, document it, discuss your intended recipients and make sure your estate professional knows firearms require special consideration.
COLLECTION
WISHES
Tell your attorney who you would like to receive particular firearms or how you want them handled.
FFL NEEDS
Some future transfers may involve dealer procedures, eligibility or shipment to another FFL.
EXECUTOR
Make sure the person responsible for your estate knows who to contact for the firearm side of the process.
A PRACTICAL FIREARM ESTATE-PLANNING CHECKLIST
CREATE AN INVENTORY
Record the make, model, caliber or gauge, serial number and other useful identifying information.
ORGANIZE RECORDS
Keep available receipts, permit information, photographs and other firearm records with your estate information.
IDENTIFY YOUR WISHES
Decide which firearms you hope specific people will receive and which may instead be sold.
REVIEW WITH ATTORNEY
Have your estate attorney address the will, trust, beneficiaries, executor authority and legal planning.
ANTICIPATE FFL STEPS
Consider whether intended recipients live elsewhere or whether dealer transfer procedures may be needed.
LEAVE CLEAR CONTACTS
Make sure your executor knows your attorney and knows to contact Ikkin Arms before distributing firearms.
WHAT TO DOCUMENT NOW
- Make and manufacturer
- Model
- Caliber or gauge
- Serial number
- Approximate value or appraisal information when useful
- Available permit or registration information
- Photographs and identifying features
- Your intended disposition or beneficiary notes for discussion with counsel
QUESTIONS WORTH PLANNING FOR
- Does your executor know firearms are part of the estate?
- Does your attorney know about the collection?
- Have you identified who you hope will receive particular firearms?
- Could an intended recipient live outside New York?
- Could eligibility or licensing affect an intended recipient?
- Would you want some firearms sold instead of transferred to family?
- Does your executor know to contact Ikkin Arms before firearms are distributed?
ESTATE FIREARM SERVICES
Estate Service Fees
Clear pricing for appraisal, inventory and local collection services. Large collections, extended travel and specialized research can be quoted in advance.
Written Estate Firearm Appraisal
$150 minimumIncludes up to 3 ordinary firearms. Each additional firearm: $40.
Estate Firearm Inventory & Intake
$100 minimumIncludes up to 5 firearms. Each additional firearm: $20. Covers physical identification, organized inventory documentation, intake processing and dealer record preparation.
On-Site Estate Collection & Pickup
$150 minimumPer trip, including 30 round-trip miles and one hour of travel and collection. Extra miles: $0.75; extra time: $100/hour.
Additional research and estate coordination: $100/hour, authorized beforehand.
Secure Estate Storage
First 30 Days IncludedIncluded with Estate Firearm Inventory & Intake. After 30 days: $10 per firearm/month, maximum $200 per estate/month.
Rates effective October 5, 2026 for new agreements. Appraisal includes identification, condition assessment, market research, supporting sources and a signed report. Separate intake covers custody, organized inventory and dealer record processing; the same identification work is not charged twice. Pickup includes 30 round-trip miles and one hour of total travel/collection time per trip; additional miles are $0.75 and additional time is $100/hour. Additional research, historical valuations, paperwork and coordination are $100/hour with scope and charges authorized beforehand. Transfer fees: rifle/shotgun $39; handgun $49; AR/receiver $59; qualifying multiple-handgun transfer $59 each. Dealer pickup: $50 first firearm plus $20 each additional in the same pickup. Shipping and packaging are additional when agreed. First 30 days of storage included with paid estate intake; thereafter $10/firearm per started 30-day period, maximum $200/estate per period. Without paid intake, storage starts day one. Collections of 10 or more firearms under one estate agreement receive a 10% discount on appraisal, intake and transfer fees. Pickup, cleaning, extra hourly work, storage, shipping and other expenses are excluded. Firearms split among beneficiaries remain one estate collection; charge each appraisal or intake minimum only once for the same assignment. Existing signed agreements retain their agreed rates.
NEW YORK ESTATE RECORDS
Build the Inventory Before Your Family Needs It
New York SCPA § 2509 addresses the inventory of firearms, shotguns and rifles when a fiduciary or attorney of record is required to file a list of estate assets. Preparing an accurate working inventory now can make that later responsibility easier for the people handling your estate.
New York Courts' Firearms Inventory form includes identifying fields such as make, model, caliber or gauge, serial number and valuation. Those categories are useful when organizing your own records.
KEEP THE ROLES CLEAR
Your estate attorney should prepare or revise your will or trust, interpret estate law and advise you about beneficiaries and estate administration.
Ikkin Arms does not provide estate-law advice. We can help you understand practical firearm identification and the FFL/dealer procedures that could become relevant to your plan.
SEE THE QUALITY BEFORE YOU HIRE US
Estate Appraisal & SCPA §2509 Document Package
Ikkin Arms can turn a physical firearm inventory into organized estate documentation: identification, fair-market-value appraisal information, and a prepared SCPA §2509 working form for review by the estate's fiduciary or attorney.
Sample Estate Firearm Appraisal
See the professional format used to document firearm identification, observed condition, fair-market-value opinions, appraisal scope and estate totals.
Sample SCPA §2509 Inventory
A completed fictional example shows how make, model, caliber or gauge, serial number and valuation information can be organized on the New York firearms inventory.
Ikkin Arms Fillable SCPA §2509
Our customer-preparation version follows the New York Courts inventory fields and adds a fillable continuation sheet for larger firearm collections.
WE CAN PREPARE THE SCPA §2509 FIREARMS INVENTORY WITH YOUR APPRAISAL
When Ikkin Arms performs an estate firearm inventory or written appraisal, we can also prepare the firearm information for the SCPA §2509 Firearms Inventory for review by the estate's fiduciary or attorney. We use the make, model, caliber or gauge, serial number and valuation information already documented during the appraisal so the estate has one consistent set of firearm records.
What we need from you: the county where the estate proceeding is pending; the full name of the deceased; the Surrogate's Court file number, if available; the name of the fiduciary or attorney of record; the fiduciary or attorney mailing address; and attorney telephone/contact information when applicable.
One coordinated document package: the official Ikkin Arms appraisal and the SCPA §2509 working document can be prepared from the same estate firearm inventory, reducing duplicate data entry and making the paperwork easier for the fiduciary or attorney to review.
Important: Ikkin Arms provides firearm identification, inventory, valuation and document-preparation assistance. We do not provide legal advice and do not determine whether a filing is required. The estate's fiduciary or attorney is responsible for reviewing, signing and filing required court documents and for confirming current court requirements.
HOW IKKIN ARMS FITS INTO YOUR PLAN
We can be the firearm-industry contact your family or executor calls when the time comes.
- Help identify and document firearms
- Discuss practical dealer-transfer considerations
- Explain FFL-to-FFL shipment when applicable
- Discuss future sale or consignment possibilities
- Work with the executor, estate attorney and law enforcement when appropriate after death
- Secure Estate Storage: First 30 days included with Estate Firearm Inventory & Intake; after 30 days, $10 per firearm per month, with a maximum charge of $200 per estate per month.
The purpose of planning now is not to perform the future transfer today. It is to leave your family with organized information, clear wishes and the right professional contacts.
YOUR ATTORNEY'S ROLE
Your attorney is the appropriate professional for the legal structure of your estate plan.
- Drafting or revising a will or trust
- Determining how firearms should be addressed in estate documents
- Advising on beneficiaries and fiduciary authority
- Addressing probate and Surrogate's Court matters
- Providing legal advice specific to your circumstances
PLANNING AHEAD VS. HANDLING AN ESTATE
YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PAGE IF…
You own firearms now and want to organize your records, think through beneficiaries and prepare your executor before anything happens.
HAS SOMEONE ALREADY DIED?
If you are an executor or family member dealing with firearms after a death, use our Inherited Firearms & Bequests page. That page covers immediate estate steps, documentation and the time-sensitive issues that can arise.
Go to Inherited Firearms & Bequests →FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Firearms can raise identification, eligibility, licensing, possession, transfer and dealer-procedure questions that ordinary household property may not. Planning gives your executor and attorney better information before those questions arise.
Yes. A working inventory can help organize your estate records. Useful details include make, model, caliber or gauge, serial number, photographs and available ownership or permit information.
That is a useful planning step. Your executor should know that firearms are part of the estate and should know where to find the relevant records and professional contact information.
No. Your estate attorney should draft and interpret your will, trust and other estate documents. Ikkin Arms can discuss the practical firearm and FFL considerations that you may want to raise with your attorney.
That is something worth identifying during planning. Depending on the future circumstances, an FFL-to-FFL process or other requirements may be relevant. Discuss the estate-plan implications with your attorney and the dealer process with Ikkin Arms.
You can discuss that possibility with your attorney as part of your estate plan. Ikkin Arms offers firearm sales and consignment services that may be available to an authorized estate representative when the time comes.
Handling a firearm held by law enforcement? See how an authorized dealer release and consignment may work.
PLAN THE FIREARM SIDE BEFORE YOUR FAMILY HAS TO.Organize your collection, talk with your estate attorney and make sure your executor knows to contact Ikkin Arms.
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