What family gun heirlooms do you own?

[11Charlie]

What a great thread! Really enjoyed reading and seeing all the pics so far. I have a couple to share as well.


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This is cleary a colt SAA chambered in 38-40 with ivory grips. I really wish I knew the story with this. All I know is it was my grandpas. He passed when I was 14. Before his passing he spent a fair amount of time with me teaching me about firearm safety and how to hit a target . It was my understanding that after he passed, his firearms were sold to a friend of the family. However, after his wife, my grandma, passed 20 year later; There were several hand guns found wrapped in socks and stuffed in a drawer which where given to me. I was honored to have a few of his firearms that I thought were long gone.



The other one from him is more sentimental in value than anything, it is one of those CVA black powder kits from awhile ago that had never been completed and was beginning to rust. However @AndyinEverson and his friend were kind and generous enough to help finish it for me.
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These are two pieces I look forward to passing down to my son

Very cool!! Thanks for sharing. I love stories like that.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Nice looking Colt you have there Mike...Oh and those guys who worked on your BP pistol , look like they might know a thing or two...
All Kidding aside...I am both glad and honored to have been trusted enough to have worked on your pistol.
Andy

What a great thread! Really enjoyed reading and seeing all the pics so far. I have a couple to share as well.


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This is cleary a colt SAA chambered in 38-40 with ivory grips. I really wish I knew the story with this. All I know is it was my grandpas. He passed when I was 14. Before his passing he spent a fair amount of time with me teaching me about firearm safety and how to hit a target . It was my understanding that after he passed, his firearms were sold to a friend of the family. However, after his wife, my grandma, passed 20 year later; There were several hand guns found wrapped in socks and stuffed in a drawer which where given to me. I was honored to have a few of his firearms that I thought were long gone.



The other one from him is more sentimental in value than anything, it is one of those CVA black powder kits from awhile ago that had never been completed and was beginning to rust. However @AndyinEverson and his friend were kind and generous enough to help finish it for me.
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These are two pieces I look forward to passing down to my son

 

[Colts4me]

Going to post this here for you guys. It gives dates of manufacture and other good info so you know just what your heirloom is.


ProofHouse.com

 

[11Charlie]

Going to post this here for you guys. It gives dates of manufacture and other good info so you know just what your heirloom is.


ProofHouse.com

Nice thanks Colts!!

 

[Will_White]

I think we need pictures my friend!

I live in a tiny house so other then the nylon 66 they're at my parents, I'll have to get some pics next time I'm out there.

Edit: let's try that again.

 

[Flymph]

I don't make offers on guns brought into a guns stores to sell, if I'm standing there.
But that's just me.

I've seen gun store owners tell people to hit the door for that.
But Hey........ If you got the guts.

As a seller, that would indicate to me that the gun shop just wanted to French me!

 

[Flymph]

I guess ir's Technically Saturday, but as promised!



This is one beautiful gun! Obviously carried for a while, however it creates less internal conflict if I want to carry it eventually!

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

My Winchester Model 1906 Expert in half nickle .22 made in 1919. My grandfather bought it sometime before1935. He gave it to my dad in 1935 for his 12th birthday, then my dad gave it to me on my 12th birthday in in 1963. It is 99 years old now. Also have a 1955 J C Higgins 16 gauge single shot break open shotgun that my dad won in 1955. It is 63 years old.

 

[Flymph]

Where in the heck do you get all these not your family heirlooms? I wish I had that kinda heirlooms!

We usually find them on gunbroker...

 

[Medic!]

We usually find them on gunbroker...

Actually No.

Many years of shaking the tree's. Talking to friends of friends. And then there is the large family I'm in. They direct everybody with a gun for sale to me.

 

[Flymph]

That's pretty much your family right there tho, albeit your extended family.

 

[Medic!]

That's pretty much your family right there tho, albeit your extended family.

Your all my family.
Brother!

 

[11Charlie]

Your all my family.
Brother!

NO YOU CANT HAVE THEM!!!!!

 

[Flymph]

Yeah, just adopt me so I can legally inherit it all! MUWAHAHA

 

[Sarchet]

An 1878 Colt Single Action Army in .45 Colt. All numbers matching including gate/frame blend numbers. Unfortunately we don't know the story behind it (my grandpa passed in 2000 and I was the first in the family to really be interested in firearms, but being six I wasn't in any position to ask about it). And his Remington 34, by the production date we reckon it was his 13th birthday present, although we have no way of proving it. It shoots wonderfully with .22 shorts, I intend to take it squirrel hunting this year.

 

[The Heretic]

My father's hunting rifle - a sporterized 03-A3

My grandfather's single shot Stevens - I think it is a .25 something or other. Not shootable.