What is the nicest gun you were ever given as a gift?

[jaysan60]

Old boss left a Wilson Combat lightweight commander to me. I really miss that old goat!

 

[tark]

Some incredible gifts here. None more heartwarming than the family heirloom gifts. Those may not be rare or valuable, but they are priceless gifts of love. Cherish them forever

 

[22250Rem]

Lots of inherited guns in this thread, and I forgot that they are also gifts. One of my late uncles left me the German Luger that he liberated from an office area In Germany's V-2 rocket plant in May 1945 when Uncle Sam cleaned the place out and sent most of it here. Also left me his Marlin model 30-AS lever gun in .30-30 that he purchased new around 1991 on a whim, (it was on sale IIRC ), and put less than one box of ammo through. The Marlin 30-AS is the economy model of the 336 line that was made for the discount stores, and had no checkering, or hooded front sight, or sling studs. I believe the stock is birch with a walnut stain on it. But basically it's still a Marlin 336. I put on sling studs and a rail for the optics I added. Both of these guns are some of my sentimental favorites that I call heirloom guns. My son gets them next.
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[Speedo66]

While I have had a few motorcycles given to me, most not working, I have never been fortunate enough to have been gifted a firearm.

Although, I have had instances where a purchase price was so low, like a $100 Winchester ‘73 or a $25 High Standard Victor, that it almost seemed like a gift.

 

[357smallbore]

Was given a 1984 Winchester Model 94 Angle Eject 30-30 for moving an old man to a new home.
I got it in 1994. Love the gun

 

[CavalierLeif]

While not necessarily a "nice" gun, I was given this Nagant M1895 as a birthday gift.

Relatively anemic round, but the mechanism is fascinating to work - the bullets are fully contained within the cases and the cylinder pushes forward into the barrel as a part of the firing action. When fired, the case forms a tight seal with the firing cone. This mechanism adds a bit of weight to the trigger pull - DA feels like a whopping 20 pounds - but theoretically allows for the revolver to be suppressed.

One would be severely outgunned by a German P38 or Luger, American 1911 (TWO WORLD WARS), or British Webley, but the Nagant was known for its reliability. One former Russian Imperial officer stated, "if anything went wrong with the M1895, you could fix it with a hammer."

It would later be replaced by the Tokarev and then the Makarov, though the M1895 continued to see limited use through the Korean and Vietnam wars and is still being employed in some countries as a sidearm for security personnel.

 

[5-SHOTS]

My cousins gifted me this beautiful Beretta-Weatherby Mark XXII in memory of their father (who was a second father to me before they were born) who passed away in December 2022.

 

[74man]

I would guess it was a Smith & Wesson 38 Air Weight from my Father In Law. I gave my 18986 Colt Python .38spl-.357 Magnum with 6 "barrel to my LEO son. it was a factory rebuild and I shot about 50 rounds.

 

[gimemoore]

My wife gave me a S&W 340PD for our anniversary a few years ago, a S&W AR15 for my birthday last year.

 

[shootstraight57]

Mine was a Colt Combat Commander given to me when I graduated the academy. Still use it.

 

[Hookeye]

Pops gave me one of his Colt Pythons for my birthday.
It just sits in the safe now, rather get a new stainless one.

Guns are tools meant to be used IMHO.

If I have no use or want something else, away it goes.
Its just stuff.

So its proly going bye bye this summer.

 

[I6turbo]

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....when I signed for that bastard it was mine.

Or maybe the reverse?

 

[riverats]

Mine would be a 2nd cousin's Chicago PD service revolver, a S&W no-dash 586(M) that did talk.

 

[Wildfan99]

An old girlfriend gave me a Beretta AL391 Urika 12ga for Christmas long ago.

I still have it, it's a great shooter.