Family Heirlooms

[peytonaukland39]

Every family has the thing.

The one that’s survived wars, moves, and may have been obtained via less-than-legal means. Nobody remembers exactly where it came from, but everyone agrees it’s priceless and absolutely not for sale.

Drop a pic, tell the tale—who owned it, how it survived, and what part of the family history everyone suddenly changes the subject about.

 

[Doug Patteson]

This is a twofer. One from my side and the other from my wife’s.

The rifle is a Model 1895 that my GGGrandfather used to protect and hunt on his ranch in the Davis Mountains not far from where @Terry Houin hunts Aoudad. Family lore is that he used it to cross the border in pursuit of cattle rustlers one year, returning many days later exhausted pulling a mule train piled high w the hides of the rustled cattle. He wouldn’t ever talk about it.

The buckskin war party shirt is from my wife’s grandfather who was a BIA agent at the turn of the century on Crow Agency. We don’t know anything else about it.

 

[Rjohnson.307]

Couple Shin-Gunto Army and Navy Officer swords brought back by my Grandpa. Okinawa, WWII

 

[peytonaukland39]

This is a twofer. One from my side and the other from my wife’s.

The rifle is a Model 1895 that my GGGrandfather used to protect and hunt on his ranch in the Davis Mountains not far from where @Terry Houin hunts Aoudad. Family lore is that he used it to cross the border in pursuit of cattle rustlers one year, returning many days later exhausted pulling a mule train piled high w the hides of the rustled cattle. He wouldn’t ever talk about it.

The buckskin war party shirt is from my wife’s grandfather who was a BIA agent at the turn of the century on Crow Agency. We don’t know anything else about it.

Those are both killer. Love the cattle rustling story and that 1895 is a looker. Thanks for sharing!

 

[peytonaukland39]

Couple Shin-Gunto Army and Navy Officer swords brought back by my Grandpa. Okinawa, WWII
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Badass. What capacity was he serving in at Okinawa? Corpsman?

 

[Rjohnson.307]

Badass. What capacity was he serving in at Okinawa? Corpsman?

He was a Marine and Purple Heart recipient in Guam. I can't remember what his MOS was, I'll report back.

Edit *Guam, not Iwo Jima

 

[peytonaukland39]

He was a Marine and Purple Heart recipient from Iwo Jima. I can't remember what his MOS was, I'll report back.

I’m actually a Marine Corps historian. If you want to PM me I can send you screenshots of the muster rolls he’s mentioned in as well as his casualty records.

 

[peytonaukland39]

He was a Marine and Purple Heart recipient in Guam. I can't remember what his MOS was, I'll report back.

Edit *Guam, not Iwo Jima

For Mr. Johnson and the Forum, he was a BAR Gunner with C Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Marines and was wounded on July 26th, 1944 on Guam, his first and only day in combat.

 

[Rjohnson.307]

Awesome, Thanks again!

 

[Cagney]

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For Mr. Johnson and the Forum, he was a BAR Gunner with C Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Marines and was wounded on July 26th, 1944 on Guam, his first and only day in combat.

Now this is pretty freaking cool. Hell of a party trick.