Okay, I'll submit a few. All those bring back Mausers that found their way into the deer woods. Cut down or replace the stock, get a K-4 on top of it, and go kill some deer. Same with the Springfields and SMLE's.
As mentioned above, the venerable Weaver K-4 El Paso. A good, no frills, working man's scope if there ever was one.
How many kids started out with an H&R single shot? Lots of dead critters courtesy of these guns.
Older 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 horse Johnson's, Evinrude's, and Mercury's. They just run forever.
How many of us still fish with a Mitchell 300? Way outclassed by the newer technology, but buy a couple spare bail springs, and these old reels will run a long, long time.
How many of us carried an original Barlow pocket knife as a kid?
Any bow made by Bear Archery. Admit it guys-us old farts all most all had at least one.
Really going back here, but how about a military surplus Jeep? Dad and his buddies bought two of them and made one "good" one out of the pair. It was used to drag out stumps, and get back into the depths of the deer woods for about 30 years before it finally died for good. They spent $185.00 for the pair.
