Family heirloom guns....

[Joe Demko]

Three handguns that my father carried during a nearly fifty year career in LE. I have his Colt 1911 and his blue SW Chiefs Special. The little .38 is a favorite carry piece of mine. My brother has dad's stainless Ruger Speed Six .357.

 

[searcher451]

Here's one that is going to my son -- though not anytime soon, I hope:

 

[Hawthorne2k]

Four of them, all of them inherited from my father-in-law when he passed away.

• Two M1903 Springfields, one that's been sporterized with a new stock and sights, and on that's been beaten up something fierce (front and rear sights, silver-soldered on, furniture hacked and scratched), but it was made sometime before 1905.
• A five-pin K22 .22LR revolver with the bluing worn off all over it, but what a shooter!
• A gorgeous 20 gauge 870 Wingmaster Express, perfect for dove and/or quail.

I'll hold on to them for now and then they'll be passed on to my children when I go to my reward. They can can split up and sell the rest of my collection, but I'd like those guns to be handed down to their kids, and so on.

 

[CoastieShep]

Dad's Ruger M77 .270 from the 70's
Grandpa's Arisaka with the crysanthymum (the flower) still stamped on it from WW2
Grandpa's Mauser M98 with swastika, also brought back from WW2 (took my first deer with it)
Dad's first gun, a Sears .22 pellet rifle from when he was about 9. Still works perfect.
My first gun, Marlin 39A .22 which will never ever be sold.
Not a gun, but Grandpa's Samurai sword, also a bring back from WW2.

 

[myrockfight]

Two specifically:

An 1832, .69 caliber, smoothbore, flintlock converted-to-percussion musket w/ original bayonet and sheath(?)
And another dated 1842.

My father also has an old Beretta auto 12 guage and a Remington Speedmaster that I will pass on.

Oh..and my Uncle's Ithaca Featherlight 12 guage. I imagine I would probably throw my first two guns, but just because they may mean something to my kids.

 

[effengee]

WOW!!!

Any of you guys want to adopt an older child?

We own one heirloom gun. It's my wife's Marlin 60 that her grandpa bought brand new in 1960. Recently the wife and I decided to get each of our six kids a .22 because it just wouldn't be fair trying to split that gun 6 ways...

 

[engineerbrian]

I have a few, but my favorite is a Jap type 99 with the imperial crest still in place with a matching bayonet, my grandfather snagged it in WW2. I also have several old .22 bolt guns and WW1 bayonets from my great grandfathers.

 

[XxWINxX94]

Smith & Wesson model 30-1 2" bbl
chambered of course, in .32 S&W Long.

I've got the same exact thing! Except mine is dated to 1969.

P.S. Gramps used to put it in his "travel bag" sometimes.

 

[mustang_steve]

A S&W K-22 that my grandfather passed onto my dad, and my dad gave to me a while back....it will be passed on.

 

[kentucky bucky]

A Colt .25 auto my Grandpaw carried for 50 years in his grip when he was a C&O railroad engineer.

A .38 S&W (1880s) that my Dad gave me as a kid

A 1912 Springfield 16 gauge single shot shotgun my Great Uncle left me.(my favorite shooting shotgun)

A 1840s muzzleloading rifle with original powder horn, etc., Dad gave me for Christmas when I was 13.

A Marlin 39D .22 my Dad gave me on my 12th Birthday.

My Grandpaw's 1915 Model Stevens Favorite .22 was stolen from a gunsmith's shop during a break in. I still look for it at shows.

 

[Der Stro]

A mossberg 500 that my grandfather gave me shortly before he died and a Mosin 91/30, which was the first rifle I ever purchased. Both of those will be going to my children in sixty years.

 

[Cmiller21b]

I have a blackpowder Remington that was used by someone in my family during the Civil War. It's pretty rough, but I would'nt trade it for a new Kimber! I also have an old Berretta that my Grandad brought back from Germany during WWII. Niethwe one very expensive, but they're what got me into guns and shooting and the Army where I've been for the last 28 years!

 

[Arkansas Paul]

I have an old sigle shot Winchester 16 gauge that's probably not worth over $75 or so to a collector. It was my grandfather's, then my uncle's. I'm the third Paul to have it. Wouldn't trade it for a brand new anything.

 

[JTHunter]

There are 4 handguns that I don't shoot because of their age, general condition (esp. accuracy), and poor ballistics. They are an old Colt .38 that was apparently a cop's duty gun and is about 90 yo, and may be shot out. Either that, or as someone recently suggested, it may be the slightly larger .38 S & W instead of a .38 Special. The other is a Colt .32 ACP that is about the same age and is shot out. Both are only good within 25 feet.

There is also a little Colt Jr. .25 ACP that, with its 1.5" barrel is more accurate than the two old guns! Finally, there is a .32-20 revolver, age unknown, that is in 95-98% condition. All that is missing is the box and a tiny bit of blue on the muzzle. Hardest part for that one is finding ammo. Have some, but not much. Neither it nor the .25 have very good ballistics.

As for rifles, no outdoor ranges (w/o membership) around here and no rifles at the only indoor range in the area except for .22's.

 

[adaptandovercome]

Mine is a single shot iver Johnson 410 that was my first gun and my older brothers first gun. Still in ok shape so I gave it to my son (12 years old) and I hope he passes it down someday.