Memorabilia

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Firearm and Firearm related items are some of the most unique, historical and collectible items there are.

Tin signs for guns, ammunition, and clothing for starters.
Tin oil cans from Winchester, Browning and Hoppe's are pretty neat.

Ammunition and ammunition boxes from .22 shells to shotgun shells to you name it.
How about a old Marbles, cleaning kit?

Pass it forward and share some pictures if you can.
Stories are welcome of course.


Steve

 

[pdowg881]

The only historical thing I have is an Arisaka bayonet my grandpa got in Japan from a Marine. He tells me stories about how he was on the chicago and he had to walk around with the captain and you had to go to him if you wanted to talk to the captain.

Here's a sad story, my other grandfather had a Luger brought back and instead of being passed down he gave it to some program where they take your guns. My dad said he couldn't beleive he did that. So I have a common bayonet, and missed out on a Luger.

 

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Tin of Browning gun oil now brings up to $65 to collectors. A tin of Hoppe's gun oil brings up to $45 I was informed a few years ago.

Cracker Barrel often has Tin signs, old guns and ammunition, as part of the decor.
Remington Speedmaster .22 shells, Smith&Wesson .38spls, Fed Hi-Power shotgun shells...
Duxback clothing " Sheds water like a duck's back"...

Stanley Thermos and Little Brown Jug are firearm and shooting related items in my book.
Coffee in the Thermos for hunting, and water, tea,or lemonade in the Jug for shooting in warmer weather, like at the range, or out dove hunting...

 

[jrfoxx]

This is the only thing I have a pic of at the moment, I'll get and add pict of the Colt belt buckle and S&W (made by fiocci, and marked with the S&W name and logo in a blue box, in the 80's)ammo box later this week.
This is an old box of Winchester .38 Colt new police ammo of unkown age my dad was given with an old Iver Johnson top break .38, which is now mine.Have 2 rds of the ammo from the box also.

 

[JohnBT]

My parents recently moved to an assisted living community and while cleaning out the house I discovered an old pair of cufflinks. The part you see when wearing them are the flat bottom of Remington Peters 12 ga. shells. I don't know if they're Remington-issue or not, but the bottom is marked Patent Pending.

And I'm still trying to figure out where the nickel handled S&W sight adjustment tool came from.

Of more recent vintage are the Beretta key chains with the silver-dollar-size orange clay on one end, Beretta pins, S&W pins and other dealer giveaways. We've never even owned any Berettas.

John

 

[MustangHowie]

I collect ammo from the 60s, 70s, and 80s or whatever else I find. It's not a serious collection so I don't look for certain things. I don't usually pay more than going rate for it just incase I decide to shoot it.

 

[JohnBT]

I don't suppose my early '50s Hopalong Cassidy plate that my mother saved would count? He has a gun in his hand.

I just googled it and they're going for as much as $135.

She saved the bowl and the cup, too.

John

 

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Re: S&W screwdrivers.
Ever notice these were never in the gun box when being traded in, or sold?

Cuff Links : Seems to me Remington, Winchester and Ithaca had these, I want to say these were special Employee Gifts , and maybe special gifts to Vendors, and Distributors.

Dishes : Lone Ranger, is the other one I recall.

Ammunition: Yeah, some of these Older boxes are works of Art! Some have a lot more information on them than current ammunition boxes do.
Shot gun shell boxes used to have a chart on the back suggesting what shot for what game and choke recommendations.

Tulsa gun show a few years ago, there was vendor with lots of old ammunition and ammunition boxes, and tins.

Folks gathered and remembering their youth, ammunition they grew up with.
Pretty neat to see parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles sharing with younger relatives.
One young lady and man (kids) got some older .22 single shot rifles at the show.
Not sure who was more proud, the kids or Grandparents
They stopped at this display of old ammunition, the kids were really into all this...taking it all in.
Grandpa got some boxes of .22 ammunition for the kids, to keep in their collection.
"Yep, I shot this ammunition in guns just like you have when I was younger..."

Like I said, not sure who was more proud the grandkids or grandpa.
Grandma and the mom and dad were in front and back of grandkids and grandpa, keeping them together...
Folks stopping this family, going on about the neat guns the kids had, how cute, handsome the kids were...

Coffee cups: Yep, these were popular, and this family, well the daughter spied a coffee cup, had to have it...her daddy [this grandpa] and given her one full of .22 shells as kid..."and mom drank hot chocolate out of that cup..."

 

[JohnBT]

I have a Remington coffee mug too, but there must be a bunch of them out there.

I cringe now when I think of ammo boxes we shot up in the '50s and '60s. We shot every single one we could find, usually with a BB gun or .22. Shotgun shells and CF ammo were too expensive for plinking.

John