How many times now have we seen firearms that were supposed to have been melted down pop up later? Funny how that works. :)
I had a couple confiscated without cause in Ca that were supposed to have been destroyed pop up later at the firing range. “sorry, you can’t get it back it has have been destroyed”. One was a very nice brand new stainless Springfield 1911 I built. “That’s a nice firearm, can I take a look at it?”, The horn work was mine. :)