Back around 1939 or 1940 my dad had saved up enough paper route money to buy a brand new Iver Johnson Champion 16 ga., full choke, single shot break open down at the local Western Auto store. Except he wasn't old enough to buy a shotgun yet. His older sister's boyfriend who was my future uncle was old enough so he went down and purchased it for my dad (a straw purchase nowadays) . In the 1950's my dad gave the gun back to my uncle when his oldest boy was getting into guns & hunting and then his younger boy took it over for a few years. Finally in 1967, after wanting it for years it was my turn for it and I still have it, ( None of my younger cousins or siblings were interested). Had it reblued and recasehardened in 1978 and it still looks pristine today. It's only an Iver Johnson and it rarely gets shot cause I've got lots of other stuff but it's an heirloom with some family history.
