As a newbie I bought two a little over a year ago at the same time. I got a xdsc .40 and a sig 1911 .22 for practice. I guess you could say which ever one the FFL handed me first, was in fact my first.
1858 Remington revolver. Chipmunks were no match for it! I neglected to clean it once in the '70's and it rusted up beyond repair by the time I realized it