Vex
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Based on another thread where the value of sentiment was degraded as these firearms are just "tools." Who here has a gun, knife, or other similar object that has sentimental value... as in, you'd never trade it, sell it, etc.
I'll start. First, my grandfather's shotgun. Single shot, break action, nothing spectacular. He bought it in the 1920's. I'll get pictures of if and post them sometime. I was named after him. I have a couple items that belonged to him, including the original poster that was hung to advertise he was selling his farm in 1938. That's a true piece of history.
Second, my other grandfather was in WWII, landed on D-Day +1 (so, today actually, 62 years ago). During his time there, he received a purple heart and a bronze star... the bronze star he got for shooting down a german fighter plane with a machine gun on the back of a jeep, while the fighter was straffing and laying waste to the convoy of artillery he was part of. He brought back a P38 and a PPK. Some of our family heirlooms.
I'll start. First, my grandfather's shotgun. Single shot, break action, nothing spectacular. He bought it in the 1920's. I'll get pictures of if and post them sometime. I was named after him. I have a couple items that belonged to him, including the original poster that was hung to advertise he was selling his farm in 1938. That's a true piece of history.
Second, my other grandfather was in WWII, landed on D-Day +1 (so, today actually, 62 years ago). During his time there, he received a purple heart and a bronze star... the bronze star he got for shooting down a german fighter plane with a machine gun on the back of a jeep, while the fighter was straffing and laying waste to the convoy of artillery he was part of. He brought back a P38 and a PPK. Some of our family heirlooms.