The Combat Commander I am shooting in my avatar picture. I think it was my second gun I ever bought, had the K-frame sights, as was so cool back in the day. This was many 1911s ago, none of them anything really special, but the one I would like to have back. A few years ago I saw the guy I sold it to at our mutual boss's funeral and I floated the idea of getting it back. His response was that he would like to have it back, because he was separated from it in a divorce and assured me it was long gone by now.
Ironically, had I not had sold it (I think I thought a 5" gun would turn me into an IPSC star, or some shit like that...) it would have been taking in the burglary that got the one I really wish I still had, the M-15 I bought (supervised by Dad) with the money I made delivering newspapers, back when a 15yo kid made money doing that. I know Stolen is not one of the discussion categories, but the same theft claimed the Security Six 6" stainless I bought all by myself on my 21st birthday, I also made a ceremonious purchase of a bottle of Wild Turkey that day. Here is the tag from the M-15 (please keep an eye out for that serial number!!), I also still have the empty bottle around here someplace...
This summer I bought a new motorcycle and sold my old one. Smooth transaction with a nice young man that I was happy to see get it, but as I was driving away he calls to tell me I pulled the wrong title out of the envelope when we did the transfer and he had already paid the tax and finalized things. We met up and got it all straightened up, but it occurred to me that I had just signed away the bike I just bought to some guy I didn't really know for less than half what it was worth, yikes!!