Sentimental family story
A poster on the Colt gun forum was reminiscing about the time he presented his dad with a Colt SAA .45 for all his help.
That reminded me when my brothers & I did the same, so I replied with this:
“Great story!
In 1980 my two brothers & I did much the same thing for our retired Army Dad’s 70th birthday.
He was a big fan of the TV show Gunsmoke since it first debuted in the 1960s - we even listened to it on the AFRT(radio) while stationed in Taiwan during the late 1950s. William Conrad was the radio voice of Matt Dillion at that time.
Although we had a few family heirloom firearms, Dad never bought any new ones for himself.
So to show a small token of our appreciation for being our dad, we presented him with a beautiful new blued Colt SAA .45 with 7.5” barrel. We three boys split the cost and I purchased it at a local discount store for $325.
My oldest brother crafted a very nice felt-lined walnut case with a brass presentation plaque that fit it perfectly. A box of ammo was fitted inside the case.
The wood came from an old family homestead in Missouri.
We presented it to him at a big family gathering for his birthday, and of course he & our Mom were stunned & emotional.
He passed away in 2002 without ever shooting it, but it was treasured by him throughout his remaining years.
My oldest brother owns it now and his son will inherit it soon.
(And no, it is not kept in the felt lined case, but in a silicone gun sock)”
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition
-Rudyard Kipling
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