Favorite Family Heirlooms

I have a bunch of stuff my kids will have to go through…
Oldest item I got through my grandfather (still a sore subject with my brother’s and cousins) is a real Colt 45 (Peacemaker). It looks new.

In the late 1800’s my great-grandfather’s book keeper was embezzling from his business. My GGF told him he would not fire him, he would just dock his pay till the money was paid back. The book keeper took a few more dollars at lunch, bought the pistol, and killed himself. My GGF kept the pistol “because he paid for it.” When my GF ran away from home to be an El Paso deputy at 15 yrs old, he took the pistol. The 1800’s in Texas were some interesting times.

GF left the pistol to me because he felt I was the only one that would not sell it.