Your first firearm

[Blind Dog]

"My" first gun was and is (see below) an H&R 20 Topper my Dad got for the family when I was 12. The first firearm that I bought with my own money was a Swedish Lahti military pistol in 9mm with Holster and two extra mags and cleaning rod. I was 14 at the time; and, saw the add in F&S from Klien's of Chicago (later, Oswald's supplier). I sent in the order form with my true age and a postal money order for about $25 as I recall and Klien's wrote back that I would have to have a parent sign for it but kept my money. So, I had to tell Dad what I had in mind. He did sign for it but took possession, keeping it with our other guns. He also bought a box of shells for it for $5, big money back then. We shot it in the basement into the coal bin, pretty loud. About 10 years later, I traded it for a Hi Standard target .22.