I'm sure his insurance has paid off. The previous owner probably wouldn't want it returned now, though his insurance company would.
Thats what I was thinking. The person who owned it has probably already been able to get his claim in, but what I would be worried about is an insurance company having someone searching the internet, ebay, craigslist ect for someone selling this item on the off chance they could recover it.
Still an incredible find Clive, would expect nothing less from you. Your finds always manage to inspire me and make me drool at the same time. Strange combination when you think about it!!
Thanks for sharing!!
PS Also wanted to point out that someone said that it was annotated as a weight in "gr" which indeed would be grains an old unit of measure which we hardly use anymore, except for some medicinal reasons. If you look closely though it doesn't read "gr" it reads "gm" which reflects grams, which looks to be right on the money for weight.
Ahh, I see where the confusion came from. In your original description you typed:
"Total Weight of Chain: 158 gr. "
but if you look at the picture of the certificate it reads:
Total Weight of Chain: 158 gm.
No big deal. Still an incredible find no matter how you weigh it!!