what firearm have your parents/grandparents passed down to you

Absolutely nothing, unfortunately. My two cousins and I are the only people in my immediate family that are into guns. I do hope to eventually build a collection of my own, and start a trend like I've seen here so far.

I recieved a Remington modle 141 Gamemaster in .35 Remington that my grandfather bought brand new in 1939. Great pump rifle in great shape, never letting that one go.

Winchester Model 1904 .22short-Long-or-Extra Long. Total length is 36 inches.

Belonged to my uncle.

Just received my dads guns when he passed away a month ago. I received his S&W 65-2 , Brand new Ruger Single Six that he never got to shoot , & his Lefever Nitro Special double barrel shotgun 12 ga. Really wish he was here to shoot that Single Six.

I have a 1911, Colt 32-20 Army Special that has been passed down, I am the fourth Gen to get it, But as would have it our Canadian govt is giving me some real stress over keeping such a treasure, due to the caliber they have made this a prohib weapon so is basically telling me I have to destroy it or get it deactivated, thank God I took it to a local gunsmith who tells me he can get it registered for me under section 12-6 so hope it works, would really like to keep it activated.

I have two:

a) S&W Model 1917 revolver

b) DWK 1915 P08 Luger

Both were bring-backs from my grandad, who went to Europe in WW1.

SAVAGE MOD 99 IN 250-3000
tHREE MOD 94'S in 30-30

Maternal grandfather passed a Winchester Model 94 from the late 60's. Not much collector value but plenty of sentimental.

My father inherited an antique 16 gauge Ithaca double barrelled shotgun that i will some day as well.

Baby Browning .25 in Exc. Condition
Colt Trooper MKIII .357 6" in Exc Condition

Both with ammo from the early 70's!!!

I have not had any firearms passed down to me. It is rather strange, but none of my relatives are really into guns at all. I just had my own personal attraction to them at a young age and have fascinated my family members with my self-taught skilled use and knowledge of most firearms. They are bewildered as not one of them likes or even cares for firearms.
I had two uncles that were ground-pounders in Vietnam, but they never had any guns to speak of.
Our family history indicated firearm use as one great-great-uncle was a frontiersman in Ohio when it was still wild with indians, another a scout for the American militia during our revolution, another was infantry for the North during the Civil War, another a marine fighter pilot who was airborn in his Brewster Buffalo during the Pearl Harbor attack and a great grandfather in Peru that wore a sixgun and rode his horse down the main drag in Lima way back when.

So maybe guns in the blood is hereditary and skips a generation or two......or three.
But I do hope to pass down my current collection.

My grandfather recently gave me his father's H.R. Davis double barrel shotgun. This gun has put more meat on the table than your local butcher, and got more than one family through the Depression.
But the best part is hearing all the stories that come with it, and that's why it's hanging on a custom rack on a wall in my home. It may not be an expensive gun, or one that people are looking all over for, but it's a piece of family history and will never be sold no matter what the worth.

I have a good friend who just gave me an old Arisaka last ditch 7.7.
It's a bit rough and has been made into a sporter. Barrel and reciever are both very nice! I took it apart and am fixing it up. My goal is to make it the best I can.

My Dad did not pass down any rifles, but he did take me to purchase my first.
He also gave me the door to my gun cabinet that was an heirloom for 3 generations.

It is special when someone gives you a rifle. It's a sign of respect, trust and responsibility. I am greatful and will hold on to this one.

I hope to make him proud with my hard work and scrounging parts.

My father passed away last week. He had had told my Mom several years ago that I was to get his prized Browning A-5 in the case of his demise. She never said much about it and neither did he. My older brother assumed it was his and tried to walk off with it. Mom said, "Your father was very specific of who was going to get that gun, you can't take it." I have never seen a grown man's heart break like that. He was positive that dad would have wanted him to have it. He handled it gracefully, but you could tell from a mile away that it bothered him. My dad was a simple and frugal man, that Belgian Browning may have been his most prized possession on Earth. It is now my most prized possession

1972 Browning BT-99. IMO, The best trap shotgun in the world.

My father died in the 60s so there wasn't anything for him to leave but I did forge a great relationship with my father in law. I'm surprised my wife didn't leave me over all the guns and ammo we bought over the years. He died 3 years ago and I was placed in charge of dealing out the fire arms to the two sons who had very little experience with them. Out of 38 firearms I took seven. It was a little strange that there were a lot of pairs so I figured he wanted the boys to have the same guns so they got the pairs. When it was all said and done I walked away with:

Gold Cup Trophy S/S
Para Ordinance P-13 (actually that was mine but he was going to sell it for me)
S&W 2206 4" S/S
S&W 2206 6" S/S
H&R 676
Super Blackhawk .44
PPK .380 S/S
Winchester Model 43 in 218 Bee
Ivor Johnson .22 Top Break Revolver

One of the sons is selling his share but there's nothing I can do about that.

I have an old 22 that my grandmother gave me.

When my father passed on May 21, 2010 I inherited the following.
1. Remington 742 rifle 30/06
2. Remington 742 carbine 30/06 (his all time favorite firearm)
3. Ruger 10/22 carbine stainless steel/laminated stock
4. Ruger New Model Blackhawk 357 magnum
5. Ruger P90 45 ACP stainless decocker (bought for dad by his brother, I offered it back to him and he told me to keep it. Thanks Uncle George!)
6. Remington Model 58 12 gauge semi automatic
7. Colt Colteer 22 Long Rifle carbine (first gun I ever shot)
8. Browning BAR 22 Long Rifle (This has a story to it. I had one about 25 years ago and a doctor offered me twice what I paid for it. I sold it! Then spent the next 25 years trying to find another one, when I had the money to buy it. After my parents passed my brother signed away all legal claims to my parents estate leaving me everything. My bank accounts had a decent influx of new money and shortly after I was in a gunshop that dad and I visited a few times. Low and behold there it was alongside a BPR and a Tbolt. I could hear my father saying, DO IT!!! He did not leave the rifle to me but his money put it in my hands as sure as if he himself did. THANKS DAD, FOR EVERYTHING! Give Mom and Lisa a hug for me.)

Grandpa:

Neither one was really into guns, Mom's side had none, Dad's side had a couple, one of which may eventually come my way.

Dad:

Firearms International Bronco single .22 shot. Dad bought this for my 12th birthday. Now belongs to my oldest daughter.

Winchester 67 .22 single shot. Dad's first gun, he bought it used in 1942 for the princely sum of $7.

Offered to my younger daughter, but she said she would rather have my Rem. 597!

I'll probably wind up giving her the Remington.

Dad is still around, hopefully I won't inherit any of his collection for a long, long, time.

Great Uncle:

Colt SAA .357. He bought this new in the mid fifties when he retired. Carried it all over the place when hunting and fishing and it shows. Still in decent shape though.

Winchester 1897 12 gauge. Needs a little work, but I'll get it fixed up, prob cost me more than it's worth.......

When my dad passed in 04 I ended up with the following:
1965 Colt Python- originally came with a 6” barrel. Sometime in the mid to late 80’s he sent it off to have an 8” silhouette barrel fitted. I still have the original 6” that goes with it..
Dan Wesson Pistol pack- It was practically mine when I lived at home. With the 8”and a 2x Leupold, it made a nice silhouette setup. Model 15-2 IIRC
Wings Of Freedom Commemorative 1911- Since I was in the USAF, he thought I would get a kick out of it.
Kimber 82 Classic (IIRC) - My Smallbore Silhouette rifle most of the time
Winchester Model 69A- My dad’s first firearm. Cliché I know, but purchased at 15 with paper route money.
About 20 different airguns of all different types.

My grand dad passed his early 70's 94 winchester in 30-30 to me a couple of years ago I know it has limited collector value but it realy means a lot to me he handed it to me and said he was going to leave it to me when he died but he didn't plan on dying anytime soon.

Remington 12ga shotgun, made under a Browning patent. It kicks like a Missouri mule. I had it completely refinished, it looks and shoots like new. My Dad hunted birds with it.

KSDeputy

You should get a new recoil spring and bronze friction piece for that Remington. They're not supposed to kick that hard.

http://www.chuckhawks.com/browning_A-5_running.htm

I have an early 10-22 that belonged to my grandfather, who passed on well before I was born.

My mother's uncle was an 1882 graduate of West Point (same class as Col. Thomson). He explored and mapped what is now Glacier National Park. He was Sitting Bull's interpreter. He received the Silver Star in Cuba for a mission in which three enlisted men received the Medal of Honor. He was the administrator of the Philippine forests. He was secretary for the chief of military intelligence during the Great War, and he finally retired after serving as secretary of the National War College. What do you suppose my parents did with his Colt SAA after they got married? They gave it to the police dept. for disposal because the did not want a gun in the house!!! Grrrrrrrrr!

All of the guns I currently own were passed down or given to me as gifts. My first two were from my dad. Unfortunately, they don't mean much to me in the sense that my father gave them to me(not such a great person or father). They do however, hold a lot of sentimental value to me because they were the first firearms of my own. They are a 1966 Remington 870 Wingmaster and a 1983-84ish Marlin Model 60 .22.

My third gun was a gift from my sister and is a Springfield XD in .40S&W and I love it!