Wow, a firearm provided for the civil rights era. That is a Kyle Rittenhouse weapon if I ever heard of one. I'm incredibly sorry for the loss of your father who was assuredly a thoughtful, conscientious human.

It’s a small rifle. It was useful for hunting white tailed deer (my ex had a ranch that had an endless supply of them). We took only does and spikes for population control. (Left unchecked, they tended to starve to death due to overpopulation.) We ate all that we killed.