WestKentucky
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I very briefly owned an early Damascus double barrel that was found in an abandoned building on a coworkers farm. I bought his reloading bench...a whole pickup truck load...and that was in the stash. The gun was a wreck. The barrels and frame were there, rabbit ear hammers were broken, buttstock broken, forend cracked badly, firing pins stuck. I gave it to another buddy who made a stock for it and "aged" that buttstock. It's now hanging in his manroom. At the top of the vaulted cieling.
I also have a great uncle who nearly left his ruger 9 shot 22 (pre mk 1) to oblivion. He is in bad shape, and had used the gun to shoot at the boys trying to steal his cattle a couple years back..my 2nd cousins who were moving the herd to a fresh pasture. Luckily between shaking hands and failing eyesight none of those shots connected. That Sunday while he was at church his grandsons got into his house and rounded up all the guns and ammo. They couldn't find that 22. After a few days my grandma got a phone call. She knew more about my great uncle than anyone, and she told them what door facing to open up and how it opened up. Inside were a few gold coins, the ruger, the family bible, and a single photo of him and his wife on their honeymoon. He was already wearing his uniform. He was married on Sunday following church, and departed for the European front the following thursday.
I also have a great uncle who nearly left his ruger 9 shot 22 (pre mk 1) to oblivion. He is in bad shape, and had used the gun to shoot at the boys trying to steal his cattle a couple years back..my 2nd cousins who were moving the herd to a fresh pasture. Luckily between shaking hands and failing eyesight none of those shots connected. That Sunday while he was at church his grandsons got into his house and rounded up all the guns and ammo. They couldn't find that 22. After a few days my grandma got a phone call. She knew more about my great uncle than anyone, and she told them what door facing to open up and how it opened up. Inside were a few gold coins, the ruger, the family bible, and a single photo of him and his wife on their honeymoon. He was already wearing his uniform. He was married on Sunday following church, and departed for the European front the following thursday.