ok, so they trashed a revolver like that by sawing (poorly) off the barrel and smashing it with a hammer on the back of the frame/cylinder on the right hand side then put to lag bolts into it. So why didn't they just surrender it to police for destruction? because they were afraid they'd be arrested for having it. My guess is someone talked them into thinking they could get a couple of hundred bucks regardless of condition on the internet. Barrel is destroyed but can be replaced, frame... trashed. Internals, possibly trashed as a result of hammering on it. The only salvageable parts are the grips. Not sure as that can be sold as it is even with a 4473 due to the virtual lack of barrel based on Cali laws.