Originally Posted by
soshuman
Not nearly as sentimental but I got an Ithaca 37 (12 ga) and an Ithaca Model 49 (22 LR) from a guy years ago that had been in a flood; paid $50 for both. They were his families heirlooms but worthless to him. A large group of us guys were out shooting. I bought them and renewed to working condition. The shotgun's wood was swollen but the 22 was just easy stuff. Once complete, I offered them back but he was just happy that I made something out of them as (in his words) he was just going to wrap them around a tree. The 22 has been used on a few boy scout events since.