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Great thread this and one that gets the mind and heart working. Proud kiwis post above makes some sense. True heirlooms remain significant and collectable regardless of the history the owner may have...

Yes I have a Heym SR30 sitting in my safe in NZ��. Still unfired. Beautifully engineered straight pull with some design significance. Heym even sent photos of several stocks and let me choose one....

I have a few that meet the heirloom quality but I think there is two distinct categories. One with and emotional attachment and the other an equation of engineering, quality and rareness.
The first...