Great collection you got there. Was that all from the same person or different family members?
Grandpas /passed down guns
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That's one heckuva cultural shock! I'm sure he had a few stories to tell.They are sterling silver with a raised copper disc calendar and an eagle/snake on each side. I have his retirement day photo and he had those grips on there when he retired in 1965, Im sure they were on there many years before he pulled the plug.
He (14 yrs) and my Grandfather (12 yrs) moved to Southern Nevada as kids from Scotland in 1912. Las Vegas was very, very southwestern back in those days; not much more than a Union Pacific railroad watering stop with a surprising amount of Paiute and Mexican influence in the culture. (Along with things like the handmade grips he collected southwest stuff. I recall being told he even wore a braided leather bolo tie with sterling tips and a turquoise clasp every day in uniform.)
Stay safe..
Chuck R.
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All but the Luger was from my grandfather on my dad’s side. The Luger came from my great uncle.
I'm going on 80 and a little too old to post pictures. The last deer I harvested about 3 years ago was with a Marlin 93 in 38-55 that my Granddad gave me when I was real young. I'm getting too old to see those fine sights on that 26" barrel. It will go to one of my sons.
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Riomouse911
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There were some good ones, but both have been gone for several decades now.
Here is a pic of my Grandfather from 1913. He has caught a now mega-rare Pikeminnow fish on a cane pole in the Colorado River at Searchlight (Now Cottonwood Cove). The Pikeminnow fish were common back then but are almost extinct now, all the big dams prevent its natural runs up and down the river to and from spawning grounds.
Its pretty obvious he has recently arrived and was well out of his element, its not too often you saw a native Nevadan going fishing in tweed knickers, tie and cap
. I was told his brother, the Great Uncle who left me his .38, was just as dapper back then.
Stay safe.
Scooter22
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Looks similar to a walleye.
I always wonder how we got to be gun people when our ancestors were not.
My grandfather left me an assortment of various field guns from his bird/rabbit hunting days. Best make was a mossberg 500. He bought 2 boxes of shotgun shells a year whether needed or not and when the AWB 1994 occurred he went to K mart and bought 500 rounds of 22 shorts and told me "were set for life" when I was old enough to walk the fields with him.
He claimed I spent too much money on guns and ammo as I only needed 2 boxes of shotgun shells for huntingdon.....
My grandfather left me an assortment of various field guns from his bird/rabbit hunting days. Best make was a mossberg 500. He bought 2 boxes of shotgun shells a year whether needed or not and when the AWB 1994 occurred he went to K mart and bought 500 rounds of 22 shorts and told me "were set for life" when I was old enough to walk the fields with him.
He claimed I spent too much money on guns and ammo as I only needed 2 boxes of shotgun shells for huntingdon.....
My uncle swooped in and took my grandfather’s 3 “good guns”.
There was a Remington Model 12 .22 pump with an octagon barrel that I would have loved to have.
Even though it’s not worth much, I got an old Eastern Arms 20 gauge single shot with the forearm wrapped in electrician’s tape.
He drove a truck and he always kept it leaning against the passenger seat so that gun is a great memory for me.
There was a Remington Model 12 .22 pump with an octagon barrel that I would have loved to have.
Even though it’s not worth much, I got an old Eastern Arms 20 gauge single shot with the forearm wrapped in electrician’s tape.
He drove a truck and he always kept it leaning against the passenger seat so that gun is a great memory for me.
stonebuster
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Grandfathers left no guns to us. My father left me his Ruger 10-22 rifle he used to shoot muskrats that were tunneling under his lawn from the pond. One day when dad wasn't home I grabbed the scoped rifle to dispatch one of the pests. Rested the rifle on the wooden rail of deck, put the crosshairs on the varment and bang I missed but I did put a nasty hole in the rail. Thought I had a clear shot but the muzzle wasn't clear of the rail. Just one of many proud moments I gave my father.
johnjohn
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I previously wrote about my grandfathers single shot 12 ga. And forgot to mention my dad's 45/70 trapdoor and my fil's model 10 both of which are now in my care.
stonebuster
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My wife's father was the resident state trooper in our town in the early 1960s before there was a police dept. She inherited his Colt Trooper 357 service revolver which spurred my interest in revolvers and my first handgun purchase. Her dad had a lot of good stories to tell. One was of arresting a bookie at his house and being invited to sit down with the family and have a nice Italian dinner before taking the old man to jail. My wife's dad died never knowing that the man he arrested was the bookie I placed my football bets with.
Small world isn't it?
My father was a deputy. He still have his Glock .40 that he bought.
grampster
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I have my father in law's Ithaca Featherlite pump in 16 ga. He bought that sometime around WWII.
I have my dad's Ranger 20 ga double barrel. It was made by Sears and Roebuck prior to WWII. He bought it from Sears prior to WWII.
Also have my dad's Remington Mod 34, tube feed bolt action in .22 LR/L/S. It has a Lyman peep sight and a GI leather sling. He bought that prior to WWII as well.
I have my dad's Ranger 20 ga double barrel. It was made by Sears and Roebuck prior to WWII. He bought it from Sears prior to WWII.
Also have my dad's Remington Mod 34, tube feed bolt action in .22 LR/L/S. It has a Lyman peep sight and a GI leather sling. He bought that prior to WWII as well.
Rockrivr1
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Same type of situation. My uncle was a small town Deputy in the early 60s and he was issued a S&W M15-2 in 38spl as his duty revolver. When he passed he left me that revolver as well as his S&W K22, which he used for shooting practice. The M15 is pristine. I doubt he took it out of the holster very often. The K22 though was beat up pretty well. Many rounds went through that gun.
Scooter22
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Thats a old Mossberg. I think a Model 10 but there were several model number changes. But it is a Mossy in very nice shape.
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All from grandpa.
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BigBL87
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Both revolvers I own belonged to my grandfathers and were given to me by an uncle on each side of the family.
The first is a Taurus 65 that my grandfather carried while working armored car security after he retired from the smelting/refining company he worked at for years. He gave it to my uncle because my step-grandmother didn't want a gun in the house, who gave it to me a few years down the road as I'm the gun guy of the family. My uncle thought something was wrong with the timing, said it was shaving/spitting lead and I should get it checked out. I haven't experienced that when I've shot it, and I doubt Taurus would have the parts to fix it given its vintage so if I ever to have issues Ill probably just stop shooting it because the value is more sentimental than practical. The grips were ones I swapped out to make it more shootable, kept the originals.
The second one was on the other side of the family. It's a S&W Model 15-3 that my uncle bought for my grandpa decades ago. When he passed away it went back to my uncle, and he gave it to me some years later because I'm the main gun guy on that side of the family too and he wanred someone who would appreciate it to have it. The grips on this one were also swapped out to make it more shootable, but I kept the originals.
The first is a Taurus 65 that my grandfather carried while working armored car security after he retired from the smelting/refining company he worked at for years. He gave it to my uncle because my step-grandmother didn't want a gun in the house, who gave it to me a few years down the road as I'm the gun guy of the family. My uncle thought something was wrong with the timing, said it was shaving/spitting lead and I should get it checked out. I haven't experienced that when I've shot it, and I doubt Taurus would have the parts to fix it given its vintage so if I ever to have issues Ill probably just stop shooting it because the value is more sentimental than practical. The grips were ones I swapped out to make it more shootable, kept the originals.
The second one was on the other side of the family. It's a S&W Model 15-3 that my uncle bought for my grandpa decades ago. When he passed away it went back to my uncle, and he gave it to me some years later because I'm the main gun guy on that side of the family too and he wanred someone who would appreciate it to have it. The grips on this one were also swapped out to make it more shootable, but I kept the originals.
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Nice six shooters there. My father is a big Taurus fan. He has an older .38 spl that's based off the model 10. He has it for a while now since there's no finish on it.
theotherwaldo
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Grandpa's Remington Model 11 shotgun turned into a place that I could live for about a decade.
Grandpa Tony gave me his old shotgun just before he died.
Dad immediately took the gun and traded it for a 1954 Shasta 14' travel trailer.
Of course, he neglected to get its title, as usual.
Then he tried to lay claim to the little trailer.
I said no.
My gun, my trailer.
I lived in that thing off and on for over a decade, everywhere from inner-city Los Angeles to the mountaintops of Oregon.
I got much more use out of that rig than I would out of any shotgun.
I finally found another Model 11 and bought it in remembrance of old Grandpa Tony... .
Grandpa Tony gave me his old shotgun just before he died.
Dad immediately took the gun and traded it for a 1954 Shasta 14' travel trailer.
Of course, he neglected to get its title, as usual.
Then he tried to lay claim to the little trailer.
I said no.
My gun, my trailer.
I lived in that thing off and on for over a decade, everywhere from inner-city Los Angeles to the mountaintops of Oregon.
I got much more use out of that rig than I would out of any shotgun.
I finally found another Model 11 and bought it in remembrance of old Grandpa Tony... .
NIGHTLORD40K
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For an actual service gun, that thing is in remarkable condition!
Paul R Zartman
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Got a couple,
Hopkins and Allen Ranger #2(suicide special) 32RF
Passed down from great grandma, she got it from the side of the family she married into, used once by the father of who she married...yep you guessed it, shot himself ... was very ill as the story goes. Preserved well in sock drawers till it hit my doorstep...
Then this Rossi 32, Dad bought it from a Bar Owner he knew, sold his bar and retired, spent its life below cash register, never fired, got the full box of old 32 ammo with it...
Gotta love family....
Hopkins and Allen Ranger #2(suicide special) 32RF
Passed down from great grandma, she got it from the side of the family she married into, used once by the father of who she married...yep you guessed it, shot himself ... was very ill as the story goes. Preserved well in sock drawers till it hit my doorstep...
Then this Rossi 32, Dad bought it from a Bar Owner he knew, sold his bar and retired, spent its life below cash register, never fired, got the full box of old 32 ammo with it...
Gotta love family....
Jeff olson
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I think I have a box of 32 rimfire here somewhere
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