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

[PALADIN85020]

I have several "heirloom" guns that mean the world to me, coming from my family.

The first belonged to my paternal grandfather, who died in 1942. His wife, my grandmother, kept it as a house gun, and when she died in 1975, it passed to me. Granddad wore the gun daily in a shoulder holster as a country storekeeper in Kentucky. The factory letter describes its origin.

When my dad died in 1987, I inherited his Model 28-2 that was shipped in 1968. I picked it out for him when he indicated he wanted a revolver for a house gun. He kept it by his bedside from 1968 until his death.

My stepfather-in-law was a WWII and Korean War vet. He willed his Korean War service pistol to me. I wrote down the history of it so future generations will know that this pistol has some significance in our military history.

John

 

[huntsman22]

I inherited my great grandpaps old sherrif pistol and gold retirement badge from 1907. Colt 1877 in 41 colt

 

[MCorps0311]

Nope my Pop's had a .38 snuby I don't even remember the name brand,I seen it once.I think one of my sisters got it when he passed on in 2011. We lived in different states.

 

[Jessie]

Winchester model 12 circa 1940's

 

[Iggy]

My Son and Grandson already have my Dad's guns.. They might as well have them instead of being in a dark old safe.
They'll get another batch when I croak.

 

[SweetMK]

My father was born in 1910, and he had two guns,,,
a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun
and a Model 94 - 32 Win Special rifle.

He used both of them like a carpenter uses a claw hammer, so,
when he passed, no one wanted the rough looking guns.

My 2 daughters have husbands, and they all like coming over shooting.
I have purchased several "pairs" of guns for my daughters to inherit.
No arguments as to who gets which one,, they are identical.

The non-identical ones they can argue over,,, or sell and split,,
I will not care!!

 

[David LaPell]

Not from my father, but my Grandfather and my Uncle. From my Grandfather, his Colt Woodsman pistol he bought new in 1950. I got that in 1995 and have used it ever since, and from my Uncle, his 16 gauge Ithaca Deerslayer that he got for Christmas in 1971.

 

[DancesWithMoonclips]

Got a Winchester 67 single shot 22 from the old man. Better yet are the Nylon 66 22 And the Winchester Model 54 stainless 30-06 I got from my mom! I can't take the Nylon66 to the range without getting an offer on it. It's going to my daughter and I'm not selling!

Love those family guns. It's like shooting with the grandpas and uncles I never knew.

 

[hkcavalier]

I wish. Dad wasn't a bigtime shooter. He had a Husqvarna .30-06 and a High Standard .22 hair trigger model that were stolen, almost certainly by a housesitter, back in the late '80s. Dad only had a Winchester 1400 shotgun when he passed, one of the Ted Williams brand made for Sears back in the day. Too new to be vintage-cool and too old to be modern (no steel shot). Being a semi it's not even a good trap gun, they don't cycle the action.

I intended to break that pattern. While my two girls are pretty young, they'll come to learn that they will either have to be into shooting or marry into it. I'm not going to leave my guns to non-shooters so they can end up in a pawn shop or, almost as bad, sit in a box for decades. Nearly all of my guns either took me a long time to find, or I spent considerable time building/fixing them.

 

[GunarSailors]

I have several. My dad's last service revolver he carried when in uniform (a 686 no dash), his concealed carry off duty gun (a 66 no dash), a model 29-2 birth year gun for me from 1973, and a model 15-2. The model 15 was the first S&W he gave to me when I was just in Jr High School. It's been through quite a bit, but she still shoots great.

 

[scoobysnacker]

I got a CZ 24 (Mauser rifle) from my dad, that's about as close as that goes. Other siblings have received a single shot 16 gauge, a S&W 38 special revolver, and a Hi Standard 9 shot 22lr revolver. There are others that we claimed, but as heirlooms, none of those that had a lot of family significance tied to them, and little personal history.

On the other hand, a lot of my purchases have one eye intended for just that, for my son. I've got any number of "real steel" semiauto pistols, Warsaw Pact guns, older steel 22's etc, that I enjoy, and one day will pass on. My son and I enjoy the extra cleaning and care that goes into maintaining blued steel, and I think he'd value them more than he would some random polymer.

 

[Triathloncoach]

Hmm, my Dad has two of my guns that he won't give back........nevermind. Please feel grateful if you had a good dad. The guns are at best reflections of your relationship. When my son turned ten I gave him a Henry 22lr, i had his name engraved in it with love dad.

 

[jframe]

I have four, actually. Dad passed from pneumonia on Feb.28 of this year. I inherited a new production 642 that he kept on the nightstand after Mom died. Also got an old Iver Johnson single shot .410 that my great grandfather gave Dad in 1937. Also, a bolt action 20 gauge shotgun from Sears that his Dad used to birdhunt with. The crowning jewel to me is Dad's Browning Light Twelve A5 that Dad himself bought when he first went to Detroit to work in 1954. No telling how many ringneck pheasants he bagged with that thing, and, with him being a tool and die maker, it is absolutely IMMACULATE to this day. Beautiful bluing and wood like those old Brownings were known for. Still have the original owner's book and wooden plug that it was shipped with, not to mention an old Marble cleaning kit still complete in it's metal box. This gun hasn't been fired in probably forty years, but I think the time is coming soon for me to see how it shoots. Three generations of shotguns that I wouldn't take ANYTHING for.

 

[BC38]

I sorta do.
I have a smoothbore percussion cap musket my dad hand built from scratch playing around in his shop after he retired.
It ain't much to look at, and I'll likely never actually shoot it. But the fact that Dad built it makes it worth more than all of his other guns combined to me.
Good thing because I didn't get any of his other guns. Or any of my grand-dad's. My step-monster gave them all away but made sure I never got any of them.
The last laugh is on her though since I got the "best" one of them all. Not the one that's worth the most, but the one I'd choose if I only got to choose one.

 

[Kanewpadle]

My dad gave me this 19-2 several years ago. He has given me other guns as well but this one means the most.

I remember him packing it in a S&W holster when we hiked the Colorado Rockies when I was a young boy.

The serial number is dated at 1965. He paid $105.00 for it. I have the original receipt.

 

[raljr1]

My dad had 10 guns that my brother and I split after Dad passed. I didn't consider any of them heirloom guns. The one I really wanted, a Savage 99 takedown, he left to my brother. I shoot left handed and got a Remington 721, an Ithaca 37 in 16 gauge, a sporterized 1903 Springfield unfinished, and an Enfield revolver. The Ithaca I gave to my son, the 1903 had been sporterized by my great uncle and I finally got it finished a year ago.

My uncle, married to dad's sister, left me a 1903 Colt and an M1 Garand. Those are the heirloom pieces I have.

 

[pmosley]

My father was a man of modest means - the only gun he ever had was a Kimel 5000 6 shot revolver chambered in 32 caliber - purchased at Western Auto, I have it now.

It's worth about $150 or priceless depending on one's perspective - I of course fall into the later camp.


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[Zarr]

My dad is still around, but at 86, he is starting to "take care" of a few things. He gave me his dad's Parker shotgun, his own Savage pump shotgun and a S&W model 17 that I learned to shoot handguns with when I was young, along with a High Standard Sport King. He bought me my first rifle, a Marlin Glenfield .22 bolt action that I still have.

My dad worked at the old Springfield Armory, just across the river from where I am typing this. He made sure my brother & I were taught firearm safety from an early age. Mom was in complete agreement. He has a few Smiths around him "just in case". I bought my mom a Ruger SR22 when they first came out.

I bought my son a Henry .22 when they first came out. Every kid should receive a big long box under the Christmas tree. My daughter received a Browning .22 rifle when it was her turn.

 

[Birdgun]

Mom gave my dad this Winchester Model 67 .22 Long Rifle for Christmas 1946. I was less than three months old. Dad gave me his rifle when I was 16. Many a cottontail rabbit was on the table because of this fine rifle.

A few months ago I took "Dad's rifle" to the range. To see if it's still shooting accurately, I set a target up at 25 yards. Took one shot and didn't shoot another round at that target (see pic below)!!

Winchester Model 67 in .22 Long Rifle

Thanks for looking at Dad's .22.

God bless,
Birdgun

 

[rich5674]

Maybe not "Heirlooms" but from Dad

When dad passed mom gave brother ( NYPD) the handguns, me the rifles. Dad lost interest in his NM M1 Garand so it didnt have sentmenfal value to me. During hard times I sold it. Feeling bad about 10 years later, I contacted the buyer who still had the gun. He never shot it. Bought it back for what he paid for it. What a bargain.
One of my first military leaves back home (1976) I had cash in hand. Dad his first good present from me. Something he always wanted. A Colt 1911. Its a MkIV Series 70 in nickel. My brother gave me the pistol couple years ago. They will never leave me but to go to my son.