What’s the oldest thing you own?
I believe mine is the sextant my grandfather used during WWI - he was in the Navy.
shareA 128 year old rifle. Still shoots great!
shareHow did you come by it? Inherited, by any chance?
shareBought it. Old military surplus rifles are very common. However, I also have a WWII era rifle that I inherited from my grandfather (not a veteran.)
shareCool! Inheriting it makes it more interesting, I think, especially if you know the story behind it.
shareDefinitely. I would never sell it.
shareI know almost nothing about my grandfather's time during the war, but a few years after it ended, he was in DC at the time of the Knickerbocker Theater collapse. He helped in the rescue. Because of his smaller size, he was able to get into places in the wreckage that others could not. I have a copy of the newspaper article about it from his hometown newspaper. He said it was horrific.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knickerbocker_Theatre_(Washington,_D.C.)
Interesting. I guess you learn about something everyday. Never heard about that theater collapse incident.
Here's an interesting fact about my other grandfather. When he emigrated from Italy to the United States, he was bumped from the Andria Doria. That one still blows my mind. He eventually made it here and sent for the rest of the family, including my father.