Birthday Gun - Photo Thread

[digi-shots]

Among the various guns that people collect are "Birthday Guns"... those guns that were made or shipped the same year that they were born.

I've been looking for a while and just recently got this one - my husband found it! It's an M&P .38 Special snub nose shipped the same month & year of my birth! It came with matching serial numbered diamond magna grips.

The photo shows a very nice pair of carved Steer Head Pearl Grips that I got from forum member Dan Meigs two years ago. I've been holding onto them looking for that "special K-frame" to put them on!

Feel free to post your "Birthday Gun" and be as creative as you wish!

P.S. Now I'm gonna go eat the cupcake!

 

[sceva]

Everyone should heve a Birthday Gun.

Mine is a K-22 shipped to Ohio (My home state) 4 days before I was born.

 

[Horace & Daniel]

Sweet snubbie. Love the grips. Do you carry it regularly or does it server double duty as your Birthday/Barbecue Gun?

I didn't even know "birthday" guns existed. Great idea! What would you suggest for a good birthday revolver made/shipped in Dec. 1960 or June 1971? Mine (the craddle-robbing husband) is 1960, while my wife's is 1971.

 

[trouthunterdj]

1974 wasn't a collectible year.


ddj

 

[ar15ed]

"birthday guns" is about the best excuse for buying more guns i have ever seen! i have several birthday guns, b'day guns for my wife, my son, my dad, even my grandfather. i am still looking for one for my mom's b'day. here is a model 38.

here is a det sp.

here is the det with factory pearls.

i won't bore you with any more!
trout! you have to be kidding! i even have a b'day gun for you!
here is a 42 from 1974!

 

[Iggy]

Happy Birthday to ya!!

Ok, lemme see here.... They quit makin' that model back in about... uh, cain't find my book. They ain't made them WK stocks since... Oh yeh, that was about when.. Wait till I git my boots off here, I run out of fingers to count.... I'll git yure birthday corraled here in a minnit.


Anyhow that's a mighty purty gun. I reckon your husband done just fine on that one for sure.

 

[lawandorder]

Linda that is plumb purty!

Happy Birthday..........Gun!

 

[trouthunterdj]

ar15ed - I am going to have to buy another gun!


ddj

 

[Lee Barner]

linda, happy birthday. i've sought those out also. got a K-22, a K-38, 38/44HD that shipped one week after i was born to Lee's Hardware, Shrevport, LA, a colt gov't model, marlin 39A and 336A and a win 75T. fun things to look for. lee

 

[Art Doc]

I actually have a bunch of guns made the year I was born but I never went looking for any of them. I just happened to acquire them. The closest known date to my birthday is a 1950 Target Model 44 that shipped April 26, 1955. I was born on April 19.

A member here once had a 357 Magnum that shipped on my birthday and he did offer to sell it to me but I couldn't bring myself to pay the asking price.

 

[lawandorder]

Now Lee are you sure they made K22s that long ago?

 

[Robinett_11B]

My only birthyear gun...unfortunately, the pick of choice S&W revolvers was pretty much dried up by the time I was born The hunt remains for a nice one from 1988 to add to the collection...a nice revolver that is!


I know, I know...wrong forum...my only '88 vintage S&W though :/

I've got birthyear guns for other folks though, to be sure

 

[sheriffoconee]

My 1958 Model 10 no dash.....got it for 300 bucks at a LGS...I don't believe it had been fired but a few times before I got it...Happy Birthday to me...

 

[crsides]

I'm still looking ... but it gonna be a one liner I know.


Charlie

 

[Biginge]

All you younguns are making it hard for me. The only Birthday gun I have is a pre-Victory. Seems they were gearing up for WWII when I arrived. I'll keep searching though.

Yours for more days afield

Bill

 

[ditrina]

Among the various guns that people collect are "Birthday Guns"... those guns that were made or shipped the same year that they were born.

I've been looking for a while and just recently got this one - my husband found it! It's an M&P .38 Special snub nose shipped the same month & year of my birth! It came with matching serial numbered diamond magna grips.

The photo shows a very nice pair of carved Steer Head Pearl Grips that I got from forum member Dan Meigs two years ago. I've been holding onto them looking for that "special K-frame" to put them on!

Feel free to post your "Birthday Gun" and be as creative as you wish!

P.S. Now I'm gonna go eat the cupcake!

Great looking 1986 Model Year Gun

 

[G.T. Smith]

Send me one that is dated, 09/29/1950, and I will die happy.
Have a good work week,
gordon

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

I've got a 1950 K-22 and Winchester 30-30... the 1950 K-38 ships this week. I'll definitely take some pics when the K-38 arrives. Now that oughta be something!

 

[w10085]

Very nice gun! Here is my 1956 .44 Magnum shipped 5 days before my birthday. The barrel length and nickle are not original and it now sports different grips.

 

[john3136]

I've got a single action only M14 that "the book" says was made the same year as me.
Don't know if it is me, it, ammo or all of the above, but I can't shoot it anywhere near as well as my 686, so it stays in the safe.

Probably won't sell it though, just cos of the year!