I purchased my first rifle, Winchester model 94 .30-30, through the J C Penney catalog. No paperwork of any kind. I traded it off many years ago and often wonder where it is today.
I still have my first firearm. It’s a Steven’s Model 15-A bolt action with manual cocking, single-shot .22 rifle I received for my 5th birthday. Since Dad was working overseas at the time, he had Mom & my oldest brother get it for me, I believe from Sears.
I also have Dad’s 1940s Sears Ranger dbl bbl 12 gauge, and G-Grandpa’s Savage 32-40 lever action.
Unfortunately, nearly all my other weapons were lost overboard....