Guns with sentimental value to you.

[CodyGT46]

After seeing damngato's topic about a tribute gun. Got me thinking about the ones I've done as a tribute and ones I have received from family. Normally to me guns are just tools and don't normally have any emotional value. There are a few I have that are really special and I will never get rid of them, ever.

This Glock 17 I bought for my step-father (pop) on fathers day back in 2012. Unfortunately after a heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery and on the road to recovery, he passed away unexpectedly in the early morning in September 2014. Needless to say I was devastated, So I took the gun and his father took his 1917 Eddystone .30-06 sporter. I went ahead and had the gun Cerakoted how he always wanted it done. Hopefully he would've liked it.



My other really special gun was left in a will from a very close friend of mine who took his own life this past July. Went from gunstore employee and shopper buddies to actual friends outside the store. Unfortunately his demons got the better of him. It was totally unexpected that I would have a gun left for me so I made sure to get in engraved if nothing else.





Other guns I've gotten consecutively on birthdays from my Uncle after I turned 23. Under the condition that I can only sell or trade them to other family members. Started with a S&W M66 no dash, Browning BDA .380, NAA .22 mag revolver, Walther PPK/S, and a Colt Army Special.





These are my very first guns that I still own. Same Uncle gave me the Ithaca single shot lever action .22LR/Long/Short and my Grandfather gave me his Navy Arms/Uberti 1875 Remington replica .45 Colt. I plan to one day pass these along to my children when I finally have them.


I don't know why, but this was sort of theraputic to put up Eric's and Edrik's gun for everyone to see. So lets see what you all got if you have a gun you just can't part with or has more than just monetary value to you.

[BoJackUSMC]

No value to me... just a tool that protects my love ones and myself.

[BoJackUSMC]

Probably due to (no passed down firearm from family or close related members)..

[DaveInOroValley]

Only have one that has that status. A 1957 S&W 357 bought by my Dad the year I was born so he could give it to me when I was old enough. Shoots great as well.

[sonofeugene]

I have four that I keep for sentimental reasons. All belonged to my father. The first is a Wards Western Field (Mossberg) bolt action 22 that he got when he was 16. I claimed it as my own when I was about the same age and added the scope.

[Old4eyes]

A 1956 Colt Huntsman. I was with my dad when he bought it new, it was the pistol I learned to shoot with. When I left home he gave it to me.

[I Swan]

I try not to get too attached to guns and I only have like one family heirloom that I don't care about and another I sold to a friend. Really I wish I had more and better relatives that I would actually care about owning their guns. I do own like 20-30 guns my dad gave to me and will inherit like 30-40 more but they don't hold much sentimental value they are guns we bought like 10-15 years ago and we never shot them much or anything.

[sonofeugene]

The second is a 1934 model Beretta in .380. He picked it up in Italy just before he invaded the south of France and he very likely had it on his hip during the fighting.

[sonofeugene]

The third is a WWI Spainish Izarra in .32acp. It's a copy of a Browning design and was made in Spain for the French military. It's a somewhat rare long barrel model. My father picked it up while in France and he made the sweetheart grips for it.

[sonofeugene]

Finally, there's the gun in my avatar. My father bought it in '48. And apparently he was inspired by the grips he made for the Izarra and made these wild grips. He also made my mother a small jewelry box out of the same material.

[buttfish]

My S&W Mod 10 38 special. My son keeps asking for it, and I tell him "it's going to the grave WITH me." He likes my collection and will add nicely to his own.

[HUTCH 7.62]

My old mans S&W model 66

[CodyGT46]

The third is a WWI Spainish Izarra in .32acp. It's a copy of a Browning design and was made in Spain for the French military. It's a somewhat rare long barrel model. My father picked it up while in France and he made the sweetheart grips for it.

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I really like the grips your dad made, they look good!

[230infantry]

Definitely my great grandpas Mauser he brought back from the war. He sporterized it sadly and I fired it last year for the first time.

[23 Blast]

Only have one that has any real distinction as a "never sell" gun. An Arminius Warrior - .22lr eight-shot DA revolver. Given to me by my dad. Not a bad gun, but not particularly good either.