Do You Have A Heirloom Gun Given To You By Your Dad

[Grayfox]

I have inherited three guns.

The first is my Dad's Remington 11-48 12 ga. made in 1952. He had bought it used from his Uncle the year I was born. Dad was a big quail hunter and that gun brings back fond memories of days afield, fine bird dogs and time spent with him. Some day this one will belong to my oldest son.

The second belonged to my friend Bill. He was a retired LEO and a true lover of the .44 Magnum. He started with an earlier 6" Model 29 and when allowed often carried it on duty. During the 1980s, Bill got heavily into PPC shooting. He always shot this Model 29 and always with full power magnum loads. Ain't no telling how many thousands of rounds he put through that thing. In 1992 he sent the gun back to S&W for its third overhaul. They told him that the frame had stretched and sent him a brand new 29-8 to replace it. A few years later, Bill was forced into retirement due to health issues. Believe it or not, that 6" Model 29-8 was his EDC. You never saw him without it.
Bill passed in 2002 and left me his beloved 29-8. I feel honored to have it.

I've mentioned before that my best friend, Bob, passed away a few months ago. When his wife and I started to go through the safes, she said "Bob wanted you to have this one." She then handed me his 1975 6" Colt Python.
Thus far, I just haven't been able to bring myself to shoot it.

I'll never sell any of these.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I've got a 60's vintage 11-48 in .410 as well as an old Ruger 22 pistol that dates to 1952 by serial number. That Ruger shoots as good now as it did bak then and quite frankly I shoot it better than my stainless Mk III

 

[nachogrande]

FROM GRANPA

He died shortly after my birth. The only things I inherited were his love for guns (the only one in the family), bad people skills, quick temper, and his WWl dog tag that only has a thumb print, name, blood type & 7 digit SS#??? He served in WW1, WWll, Korea. The dog tag has been on my key ring since I started carrying keys, I suppose I should find a better place for it.

 

[wingspar]

I have this Ruger Standard that my father bought brand new in 1950 for $37.50. What I wish I had was the Luger that was brought back from Germany after WW II. He sold it without asking me if I wanted it. Grrrrr

 

[eric1959]

The first pistol I ever shoot (in 1968), a model 36 with a 3 inch barrel and his Remington 1100 came to me about 5 years ago when Dad passed. Full of memories (but not worth the price you know)

 

[SC_Mike]

Just this one. First firearm I ever fired. Check out the price for a brand new Colt.

 

[Class III]

I've got several guns that I'm just safe keeping for dad, his Remington 1100 12 gauge, same gun in 20 gauge and his J.C. Higgins Model 20. The Higgins was the first new gun dad ever purchased. He paid $55.00 for it in 1954.


Another gun that is near and dear to me is my Winchester Model 42. My friend Bob bought it new in 1948 after returning from the ETO. He had fired it four times. He still had the original box of shells and the box the gun came in. He tried to give it to me as a thank you for helping him liquidate his business assets when he retired. We argued over me paying him a fair value for a NNIB Winchester M42 and him not wanting to be paid. A few years down the road my friend died. He left me a disbursement in his will equal to the amount I had paid him for the M42. I guess Bob did have the last word on the subject.


Class III

 

[Jim NNN]

I have a 1954 Highway Patrolman and a mid-30's Stevens Buckhorn .22 rifle given to me by my dad, who's still alive at age 96. Believe it or not, the .22 rifle kind of means more to me than the S&W revolver because my dad bought it new in about 1935 when was around 15 years old. Ever wonder what your dad was like when he was 15 years old? That's what I think about when I look at that gun.

The Highway Patrolman, despite it's age, was only owned by my dad for 5 or 6 years before he gave it to me. Still, I consider it an heirloom gun that makes me think of him.

 

[SuperGoat]

My father left my mother before my sister and I were born, he is still alive but I have only seen him a handful of times in my life. Not sure if he even likes guns.
My husband however has one of his father's guns that was given to him by my husband's grandfather, a Ruger mini 14. He also has his other grandfather's Weatherby 300 and his mother's S&W model 4006. Priceless guns that will go to our children someday.

 

[tsillik]

had an uncle call awhile back said he had an old lever action rifle that belonged to his granddad, asked if i wanted it, nobody in his family wanted it, i never asked what it was just said sure. Come to find out it is M1873 winchester a special order with a 30 inch barrel and set trigger,got a letter on it and was ordered that way. Is a 38-40 cal. terry

 

[Ranger514]

Last year, I passed along the Winchester Mod. 94 .30-30 my dad gave me when I was 13. That rifle dated to 1953, and it made me very proud to own it. It's taken a lot of deer, and has been well cared after. I wanted it to stay in the family, and I gave it to my nephew for his son. Dad taught his grandsons to shoot and fish, and my nephew loved and respected. I know he'll teach his son to respect firearms and hunting in the same manner as my Dad did for us.

 

[31FordA]

When I was 14 my Dad gave me his 6" Highway Patrolman. He had bought it from the brother of a friend in November of '63, but never shot it much. He left it with my grandparents when he got married in '72, and Grandpop used it to encourage a burglar to jump out a second floor window. By October of '88 Grandpop couldn't see well enough to use the revolver if he needed it, so Dad brought it home and gave it to me. That Highway Patrolman was the first gun I ever fired, and I still have it. I don't have any kids, so I suppose when I'm gone it will go to a new family.

I have several other guns I received as gifts from Dad, and I wouldn't dream of ever selling any of them either. I also have the last gun he shot, my Model 18ND. He loved shooting it, must have fired over a hundred rounds thru it the last time we went shooting together a few months before he died.

 

[Faulkner]

This was my grandfather's S&W .32 Safety Hammerless with the rare 2" barrel, known as the "bicycle gun". He bought it from a hardware store in Memphis in 1935 and carried it in his front pocket every day until he died in 1969. It became my grandmother's nightstand gun for another 35 years. She gave it to me, the oldest grandson, not long before she died a few years ago. The finish is gone but it's still 100% functional.

 

[Rosco Shooter]

Dad's Shotgun

I have an old hardware grade 12 gauge double barrel shotgun that belonged to my father. It has Marshwood on the left side of the receiver, and Apr 20=1915 on the right. I fired it right after I first received it, and both barrels discharged. I thought my hand was broken. I got it fixed, and it was a great pheasant gun in both Michigan and Montana along the lower Yellowstone. I haven't fired since 1981. It's not worth much financially, but it's not going anywhere until after I'm gone.

 

[damienph]

I was fortunate to inherit several guns from my Dad, including his first center fire rifle; 1953 Marlin 336 Sporting Carbine in .32 Winchester Special.

But I also inherited his Dad's 1922 Colt Police Positive .38 Special complete with the holster that he used to carry it in.

My Dad never owned it, it was given to me by my Dad's sister on the evening of my grandfather's funeral. I always admired it when I was young and my aunt said that my grandfather told all of his kids (9) that he wanted me to have it.

I would post a picture if Photobucket hadn't locked me out....

 

[targetchief]

I also have my great uncle's Stevens SxS 12 ga hammer gun. He bought it new in 1917 at the age of 15. Family legend says he paid $15 for it.

 

[sheepdawg]

The first pistol I ever shot, this 1916 DWM 9mm. Luger. All numbers match except the magazines

 

[ajellydonut]

Crimean War

My father was WWI Corporal in the Rainbow Division.. 167th "Alabama" and brought home a cap & ball, he said was from the earlier Crimean War. This pistol is now with my son.

 

[Masterbuck54]

Dad's service revolvers

I was lucky enough to receive my dad's service revolvers that he carried when he was on a small town police dept around Akron,Ohio.
Two 5" Colt Police Positives the blued was the everyday carry and the nickle was is dress up gun.
The S&W 10-5 nickle was his carry while off duty.
I also got passed down a single shot 12ga from my grandfather as well as a .32 H&R from my grandmother.

These will all be passed down to my 2 sons once I'm gone.

Masterbuck54

 

[jessebogan]

When my dad passed a few years back, my brother and I split his collection. My brother lives in Canada, so no handguns with barrels shorter than 4.05 inches...
We split the 2 rifles he built as a young man. My brother got the well sporterized 03A3, and I took the varmit rifle he built on a Stevens 44 1/2 action, in 218 "improved" bee.( I also got the still in the box CMP 03a3) I got 4 S and Ws, a first model 32 Hammerless, a pre 18, a pre10 snubby, and an ex police 14-3. There were others, but these are the ones that matter.