My dad's old pheasant gun. A 16 gaugeStevens 5100, what it was called before the 311.
Commemorative only in his case.
Custom in that the only original things on it at likely to be the receiver and triggers, by this point.
Keepsake? Oh yeah. He bought it used sometime between '77 and '87, and it was old then. Between Google and a couple helpful members here and (old posts from) other forums, the closest I could track down the manufacture date is between 1931 and 1941.
And he put squirrel, rabbit, and pheasant on the table from when he bought it until the family moved south.
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I helped him unload his truck of the last stuff from his storage unit just after Thanksgiving, and found the receiver and stock rolling around in the bed. A decade of Florida storage didn't do the barrel or finish any good. As in, they were both gone. So the barrel, trigger guard, many pins and screws, and the finish on the wood is all new. Or at least less old. I even put in the effort of smoothing out the woodwork he did to the inside of the forearm, sanding out chips and gouges, and countersinking a couple holes just to make them that much nicer.
Just finished it last night. It will be getting a coat of Renaissance Wax and offered back to him.