You picked a couple of classics to remember him by. Very classy on your part. Deep down, dwarves are really softies when it comes to things like this.
For Father's Day, I took Dad's favorite handgun, an earlier present from me, and fired it in his honor. Only the second time it's been shot in about the last 30 years. Had to use a touch of Nanolube, since the oil had evaporated over all that time.
It shot better than I expected, probably due to the spring collet and flared barrel that appeared briefly on the Colt Series 70, and never seen again. The grips are aftermarket simulated ivory.
His long illness meant he never got a chance to fire it himself, so I dedicate the bullet holes to him as my special way of saying, "happy Father's Day".