What is/was the Christmas gift you gave or received that meant the most to you?

Ithaca .22LR lever action sadlegun my Dad gave me in 1978.....I will never get rid of it!!!

My first 22LR, 1957.

First Daisy a long time ago! Started it all.

God Bless, Louis

My great uncle gave me my great grandfather's Ithaca 12 ga double. It is bored mod and IC, 26" barrels. I was about 14, and nobody in the family hunted then. It was heavily used in the Klammath, and the checkering was nearly gone. He was a market hunter, back in the day. I had the good sense to have the stock restored a few years later, even though I couldn't afford it. The work was done by Bill English, a fine local Seattle gunsmith. Bill had a shop on the sixth floor of Frederick and Nelson's, a Marshall Field's department store. Imagine that today. It would be like Nordstrom or Macy's having a gun room. Of course, in those days Eddy Bauer was a Seattle spoting goods store. I remember going in to slaver over the fine English shotguns. EB outfitted Himalayan expeditions. The quality of their gear would compare well with the stuff we have today. EB was acquired sometime in the 70's and moved to a fancy downtown location. For awhile they sold fishing gear and such. When they closed that down in favor of clothing for city types, I bought a Swarovsky 10 x 40 bino at the cloesout. Still have it and of course, Great Gandpa Bryce McKormick's Ithaca.

A snow this past Christmas!
First time ever here in my part of the Deep South!
I didn't even have to worry about maxing out my credit card for this present.

This year.....my Kindle....

I got out of the Army Hospital at Ft Carson on December 20th, and out with my Sgts Stripes intact and an honorable on December 22nd. I had spent the two previous Christmases in suburban Chu Lai...

Rich

Chu Lai? Wasn't that restaurant in New York City?

West of there a little, as I recall. The food was terrible and the waitresses were really ugly!
I never went back.

Rich

Can't say I blame you .... thanks for your service....

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Originally posted by billinthewild:
Chu Lai? Wasn't that restaurant in New York City?