Family tradition of naming guns

[Alan]

My grandpa named all his hunting rifles. When he died, those names meant something. Now I sometimes do the same thing and think about him when I use them. It's not really about the gun itself, it's the memories attached. Anyone else have family traditions like this with naming guns?

 

[two-bit cowboy]

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
People's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive.
-HarukiMurakami, writer (b. 12 Jan 1949)

source: wordsmith.org
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

 

[Brunoo]

When something has been in your family for a long time, the name becomes a quick way to remember things. It's not just about the thing itself anymore, it's about the to your family.