safearm
US Veteran
A Colt Python with a 4 inch barrel, Royal Blue finish, bought for me by my wife as a birthday present after I graduated from the police academy in 1978.
What is your most treasured firearm?
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dkees
Member
M97 Winchester 12 ga. I also have my uncle's. My Dad and his brother both bought them at the same time at a small country store. I decided to collect them and now have 13.
I love these old "knuckle busters".
I love these old "knuckle busters".
jag312
Member
For those who are interested in the Civil War; the engraved Colt 1851 Navy that I have was carried by Captain John C. Lowry; 107th Illinois Infantry, Co. E. The 107th participated in a number of battles and campaigns, including Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and the siege of Atlanta in July and August, 1864. When I hold that gun, I hold American history in my hands. My mother gave it me as a birthday present. Thanks mom, I can never thank you enough.
A Savage Fox Model B double Barrel 12 guage. This was purchased by my father 4 weeks before I was born. He killed his first deer with it and so did I. The gun is approaching 62 years this November. I have guns that are higher in value but none are worth as much as this one is to me
jag312, I guess I can find it in my heart to forgive you and Captain Lowry.
Seriously, that is a beauty, and it is wonderful that you have that kind of documentation.
My two most treasured: 1)--A Parker Trojan Model sxs 20 gauge purchased by my Great Uncle Perk before WWI. He left it to my Daddy, and Daddy gave it to me when I was about 15. It has probably killed a truckload of Georgia quail in its nearly 100 year lifetime. I don't even have a picture of it.
2)--A Marlin 39-A .22 lever action that belonged to my Uncle Bill, a Marine and a veteran of Inchon and Chosen in Korea. He sold me the gun in 1960. He would buy guns and then need a little cash. I paid him $100, money I made selling boiled peanuts, in 1960.
Seriously, that is a beauty, and it is wonderful that you have that kind of documentation.
My two most treasured: 1)--A Parker Trojan Model sxs 20 gauge purchased by my Great Uncle Perk before WWI. He left it to my Daddy, and Daddy gave it to me when I was about 15. It has probably killed a truckload of Georgia quail in its nearly 100 year lifetime. I don't even have a picture of it.
2)--A Marlin 39-A .22 lever action that belonged to my Uncle Bill, a Marine and a veteran of Inchon and Chosen in Korea. He sold me the gun in 1960. He would buy guns and then need a little cash. I paid him $100, money I made selling boiled peanuts, in 1960.
jlrhiner
US Veteran
That's neat, 4864. When I was 10, I recieved my first gun, a SxS .410. I had negotiated a deal where I got to open one gift Christmas Eve, and guess what it was? Thats right, the forend. I had to wait until the next day for the rest of it. It was a loooooooong night
jag312
Member
redlevel - I'm originally from Mobile. Alabama. I have forgiven the damn Yankee Captain Lowry.
WaistGunner
Member
I would have to say my Great X3 Grandfather's Allen & Wheelock sidehammer .32 rimfire revolver, s/n 3##, handed down to me. He served with Company A 28th Kentucky Volunteer Veteran Infantry, Union Army. If it could speak...
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sigp220.45
US Veteran
Mine is a 20 gauge Fox Sterlingworth side by side. It belonged to my maternal grandfather, and he used it to hunt Illinois ringnecks. He's gone, my mom is gone, but that little double and I still have a go at the birds in the fall.
Frizzman
US Veteran
I have a couple. One is a Remmington Speedmaster .22 that was my first real rifle and was given to me for christmas when I was 12. It still find it to be my favorite .22.
Then, there is a Winchester 94 Golden Spike Commerative carbine given to me when I was 16. I wanted a Winchester 94 something bad and was rather disappointed when I opened it up and it was gold plated with all the decoration. My folks bought it at the Navy Exchange and the lady working the gun counter said she had something "special" and that was it. They thought they had gotten me a really special 94...and it was/is.
The last one is a Savage 311 double shotgun in 12 ga. When I was a junior in HS, the class rings were up for order. My dad and I had been to a sports shop near our house that was going out of business and had several shotguns for sale at really good prices. When it came time to buy a ring, Dad offered me the choice between a class ring or that shotgun. It took me less that a second to make the pick and that shotgun sits now in my safe and has seen lots of hunting and shooting.
I have lots of other very nice guns but those are the most precious. My dad died in 1979 and my mother in 1989 and it reminds me of the great childhood those two wonderful people gave me.
Then, there is a Winchester 94 Golden Spike Commerative carbine given to me when I was 16. I wanted a Winchester 94 something bad and was rather disappointed when I opened it up and it was gold plated with all the decoration. My folks bought it at the Navy Exchange and the lady working the gun counter said she had something "special" and that was it. They thought they had gotten me a really special 94...and it was/is.
The last one is a Savage 311 double shotgun in 12 ga. When I was a junior in HS, the class rings were up for order. My dad and I had been to a sports shop near our house that was going out of business and had several shotguns for sale at really good prices. When it came time to buy a ring, Dad offered me the choice between a class ring or that shotgun. It took me less that a second to make the pick and that shotgun sits now in my safe and has seen lots of hunting and shooting.
I have lots of other very nice guns but those are the most precious. My dad died in 1979 and my mother in 1989 and it reminds me of the great childhood those two wonderful people gave me.
My wife...you should hear that cannon roar.
ingmansinc
US Veteran
I have others that I really like, but this is my favorite.
The 1903A3 that my Dad got from Red River Arsenal in 1960 through NRA. Paid $18 for it, and I still have the receipt. It's stamped RRA on the stock, he retired from there in 1975.
fas111
Member
Mine would be an old model Colt Cobra 2", It belonged to my Father-In-Law when he was a police officer. It is now my carry gun.
For me, it's a tossup between two. My family wasn't into guns, so I don't have any family heirlooms to brag about.
The first is my Glock 21. Except for when I first started in LE with a Sig 226, and a brief and disastrous flirtation with the .40 S&W round in a G23, my G21 has been my duty gun since I bought it in '92 or '93. We have been through a lot together and it has helped me out through some tough scrapes, although it hasn't had to speak in anger yet. It has over 30,000 rds through it and, aside from some of my reloads that weren't properly sized when I started reloading and a mag with a bad spring, it has been utterly flawless. I know it inside and out, upside down and right side up, forwards and backwards, you name it. When we hear a "bump in the night", the G21 is what I grab.
The second is my 2 1/4" SP101. It is my backup weapon when on duty and is my off-duty gun. I've only had it for 2 or 3 years but it has also proven itself to me to be utterly reliable. Like the G21, it has helped me out of a few tough scrapes but, also like the G21, has never had to speak in anger. It is a comforting presence when we go somewhere and see someone I have arrested in the past and gives you "the look" or if you see someone who makes your internal radar go off.
I have quite a few others that I like quite a lot, but those two are my favorites. I don't know what I'm going to do when the G21 finally gives up the ghost. I just can't see myself carrying anything else, even another G21. Both guns are quite "plain" compared to some here, but I love them.
Bub
The first is my Glock 21. Except for when I first started in LE with a Sig 226, and a brief and disastrous flirtation with the .40 S&W round in a G23, my G21 has been my duty gun since I bought it in '92 or '93. We have been through a lot together and it has helped me out through some tough scrapes, although it hasn't had to speak in anger yet. It has over 30,000 rds through it and, aside from some of my reloads that weren't properly sized when I started reloading and a mag with a bad spring, it has been utterly flawless. I know it inside and out, upside down and right side up, forwards and backwards, you name it. When we hear a "bump in the night", the G21 is what I grab.
The second is my 2 1/4" SP101. It is my backup weapon when on duty and is my off-duty gun. I've only had it for 2 or 3 years but it has also proven itself to me to be utterly reliable. Like the G21, it has helped me out of a few tough scrapes but, also like the G21, has never had to speak in anger. It is a comforting presence when we go somewhere and see someone I have arrested in the past and gives you "the look" or if you see someone who makes your internal radar go off.
I have quite a few others that I like quite a lot, but those two are my favorites. I don't know what I'm going to do when the G21 finally gives up the ghost. I just can't see myself carrying anything else, even another G21. Both guns are quite "plain" compared to some here, but I love them.
Bub
Texas Star
US Veteran
S&W M-66-3, with Pachmayr Presentation grips. Four-inch bbl. Loaded with either the Remington lead HP for indoor needs or with Federal 158 grain Hydra-Shok .357 when warranted.
I bought it new in 1990, and it has been my work gun for years. I think it is also the best single all-round handgun. Although most of my magnum ammo is fired in a GP-100, the sleeker M-66 is handier and has won a warm place in my heart.
I am very fond of all my guns, and never buy one that I don't really crave. I sell one only when in dire financial straits. But that M-66 .357 is possibly my favorite of all the guns that I've ever owned.
High sentimental value also attaches to the Diamond Arms Co. (H&R?) given me by my late grandfather when I was six. It was the gun with which I first hunted. It's a single-shot .410.
I have a better shotgun, but the old .410 still matters, and I plan to give it to my son or grandson.
T-Star
I bought it new in 1990, and it has been my work gun for years. I think it is also the best single all-round handgun. Although most of my magnum ammo is fired in a GP-100, the sleeker M-66 is handier and has won a warm place in my heart.
I am very fond of all my guns, and never buy one that I don't really crave. I sell one only when in dire financial straits. But that M-66 .357 is possibly my favorite of all the guns that I've ever owned.
High sentimental value also attaches to the Diamond Arms Co. (H&R?) given me by my late grandfather when I was six. It was the gun with which I first hunted. It's a single-shot .410.
I have a better shotgun, but the old .410 still matters, and I plan to give it to my son or grandson.
T-Star
