Info on Marine who owned my S&W 1917

[glennsche]

amazing stuff. hat in hand. no really i'm fine just have something in my eye.

[PolishMike]

WOW

[savasyn]

Dang, what are the chances of that?? Ruth, out of curiosity, how did you find this thread? And welcome to calguns, btw!!

[barrym66]

That has to be the single greatest post on CGN. I just love when stories come full circle. Kinda like those ones you hear about every now and then where someone lost a wallet/ring 40 years ago and found it later. Im sure your father would be happy knowing the one who ended up with his firearm cared for it, and took the time to search out and recognize the man who engraved it.

+1 on this post -

I hope the OP, should he ever decide to part with this special weapon, offers it to Ruth first.

[Agustav]

This is an amazing story...

[maxx424]

Personally I think it sould be offered to her now. Just my $.02

[Spiggy]

subscribing to this thread!

can we get a picture or paper documents? It'd be cool to add

[sdyeti]

here's a thought

I don't know if this story is true. I was taught never to believe anything that you read and only half of what you see. I have trouble living by those standards but I digress..... Given that this is true and that the owner of the gun would be willing to give the gun to her, I say we start a donation to the owner to help him recoup the cost that he paid for it. I will definitely kick in a few bucks for this!

[blackberg]

-bb

[brassburnz]

Great thread. Great story.

[cackinthebox]

wow

[socaldsal]

New. Best. Thread.

If this all checks out, this is stuff you can make in to a movie. If that is indeed all on the up and up, Ruth, your father is one of the men that made today possible.

Now it makes me wonder what would happen to my guns after I can't hold them anymore.

[GoodEyeSniper]

WOW. Epic thread.

I wonder how she found this post?

[Pthfndr]

Orville A Bierkle is my father. He was a sailor during World War 2 and was A Marine at the Chosin Reservior during the Korean War. My grandfather had gotten the gun in World War 1 and gave him the pistol before he shipped out to Korea. He carried during his time in Korea.........

Ruth -- proud daughter of a proud Marine.

Wow. Just wow. That is just too cool. To actually know something personal about the history of a firearm one owns. David, you are very lucky.

Ruth, thanks for posting this.

[user name]

DAMN!