My grandfather's shotgun
Grandfather carried this in Korea and it was passed to me when he passed. It's a CZ P-01 and I've never cleaned it better.
Not the prettiest in the safe but the most meaningful. Take it to the range yearly in his memory.
Anyone else have heirloom guns?
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Heirloom guns hit different than anything else in the safe. Got my father's Colt Official Police .38 from his Navy days and a pre-war Smith & Wesson .357 that belonged to my uncle. They're not safe queens either - both still get shot regularly. That's what they were made for.
Wait... your grandfather carried a CZ P-01 in Korea? That doesn't add up - the P-01 wasn't made until the early 2000s. Korea was 1950-53. Maybe you meant a different gun? Either way, heirloom guns are special. I've got my dad's old S&W Model 10 from his police days.
Yeah something's off with the timeline there. Korea vets would've carried 1911s, M1 Carbines, maybe a S&W Victory Model. But I get the sentiment - I have my grandfather's 1943 Springfield M1 Garand that he carried in the Pacific. Takes it to the range every Veterans Day without fail.
Like the others said, timeline doesn't match but the feeling is real. My Korean War vet uncle left me his 1911A1 and it's my most prized piece. Carried it through Inchon and the Chosin Reservoir. Still shoots straight as an arrow.