I'm doing well Amin,,,
Actually, I grew up shooting a 1911,,,
It originally belonged to my step-uncle Acey,,,
Military surplus ammo was so cheap back in the late 1960's,,,
That Ithaca 1911 was one of the guns I could afford to shoot regularly
Acey carried this gun in WW-II through 2 or 3 island landings in the South Pacific,,,
It's ironic that he survived the war, decided to stay in the Army to retire,,,
Was made an MP and stationed at Hickam as a warehouse guard,,,
Sometime during those years he was an Honor Guard,,,
They all had their pistols nickel or chrome plated.
He was shot and killed in 1949,,,
His partner stashed the pistol away,,,
He eventually sent it back to my Dad years later.
While I was in the Air Force 70-78,,,
A cousin "stole" the pistol from my home,,,
I finally got the pistol back from his Mom in 1992,,,
But by then he had mistreated it so badly most of the plating was gone.
I had it bead blasted to remove the rest of the nickel/chrome finish,,,
And now it is completely disassembled in two very oily zip-lock baggies.
A few years ago his daughter got in contact with my Dad,,,
That was a surprise as my dad didn't know Acey ever married,,,
Much less that he was a father of two girls who grew up in Hawaii.
I told her at that time that I would gladly give her the disassembled gun,,,
Unfortunately she lives in california and isn't sure she can bring it across state lines.
Maybe someday I will get the pieces to a decent smith for reassembly and re-plating,,,
It would have no monetary value but will at least preserve the memory of Dad's brother Acey.
Aarond
