Advice on family heirloom

[u/Ok-Raise-5115]

I have an antique Gras infantry rifle that was converted to a 12 gauge shotgun sometime in the 1890s, it was my great grandfathers duck gun. 2 weeks ago my brother used it to kill himself. It’s currently in OPP custody. I’m torn between letting the cops keep/destroy a family heirloom versus keeping something that is a stark reminder of the worst day of my life, my father understandably never wants to see it again and my other brother wants to keep it and destroy it himself

[u/Response-Cheap]

Very sorry for your loss. I personally wouldn't want anything to do with it. No matter how cool of a relic it is, it would only ever remind me of what happened.