Firearm collecting stages

George Anderson · 11-12-2017, 06:05 PM

When I was eight years old our neighbor, Admiral Vance, retired from the Navy and his wife badgered him to get rid of all the stuff in the attic. When he asked what to do with it she responded "give it to Andy's boy, he likes army stuff". I was told, by my Mom, to go next door as Admiral Vance had something for me. I came home with a Jap Arisaka rifle, a T-14 Nambu and an M-1 Carbine. After I saw my first Luger I got rid of the Jap stuff and have never owned another one since

11-12-2017, 06:05 PM	#6
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	When I was eight years old our neighbor, Admiral Vance, retired from the Navy and his wife badgered him to get rid of all the stuff in the attic. When he asked what to do with it she responded "give it to Andy's boy, he likes army stuff". I was told, by my Mom, to go next door as Admiral Vance had something for me. I came home with a Jap Arisaka rifle, a T-14 Nambu and an M-1 Carbine. After I saw my first Luger I got rid of the Jap stuff and have never owned another one since