Generally, if I don't have a specific purpose for a gun it's gone. With my one "safe queen" exception,
My 1917 S&W 45ACP revolver. It was the first handgun I'd ever bought. Got it as a gift for an extended family member who had helped us through many tough times when I was growing up even though he'd never had much himself. He saw it at the LGS and thought it was "neat as heck" but said he couldn't waste money on toys just to have them. Every time we talked guns after that, he would mentioned that gun. When I gave it to him that Christmas he said over and over that he couldn't accept it but you could see in his eyes there was no way he was letting go of it!
Years later, when he passed, he left it to me in his will.
That one.... I'll keep that one. Even if it doesn't have a purpose.
My 1917 S&W 45ACP revolver. It was the first handgun I'd ever bought. Got it as a gift for an extended family member who had helped us through many tough times when I was growing up even though he'd never had much himself. He saw it at the LGS and thought it was "neat as heck" but said he couldn't waste money on toys just to have them. Every time we talked guns after that, he would mentioned that gun. When I gave it to him that Christmas he said over and over that he couldn't accept it but you could see in his eyes there was no way he was letting go of it!
Years later, when he passed, he left it to me in his will.
That one.... I'll keep that one. Even if it doesn't have a purpose.