I had a personalized belt and holster with my initials on it that my late father had made during one of his numerous tours of Okinawa, an island he helped conquer. I have no idea how many toy guns I had over the years.
Lucky you. Even though my father was a former Marine, he was into only golf when I was a kid and my mother confiscated every toy gun I made. I’d turn my old, broken hockey sticks into pistols, rifles and SMGs and run around the neighborhood. As soon as she confiscated them, I’d build another.
I ran away and joined The Army at 19 (before returning to college) and ever since have had a healthy collection.
My favorite was an AWESOME M-14 with a magazine and little bullets, though you couldn’t fire it...darn it!
If my memory serves me right, it came with a .45 too!