Oldies but goodies

[Mark Tyson]

A well made gun will last a long time, longer than you or I even.

What's the oldest gun that you own?

(Post a picture if you can!)

 

[Arty]

1878 Swiss Veterli rifle, 10.4mm (.41cal) Swiss Rimfire. Inherited from my grandfather who bought it as a teenager. Wood in great shape, Awesome trigger ... too bad nobody makes ammo or brass for the thing anymore ... but it looks great on the wall.

 

[willyjixx]

a winchester 1894. i think its a remake but it doesnt have a safety like some ive seen. this rifle in 30-30 is my favorite one of the few i own. passed down from my father. it will go to my son.

anyone think they can help me figure the manufacture date i will IM them the numbers


wow thanks to campergeek i now know i have a model 94 made in 1954. overall length is 37 inches.

thanks again!

 

[shermacman]

My Dad's 1938 Winchester bolt action .22 rifle. He poured hundreds of thousands of rounds through it. He won it as the prize for first place in the 1938 State of Oregon Junior marksmanship contest. I too have run at least a hundred thousand rounds through it. It is the most accurate gun out to one hundred yards that I own.

 

[jsalcedo]

1899 Mosin Nagant, still shoot it.

 

[rick newland]

1927 Browning Auto 5, 12 gauge that was bought by my great grandfather. I still use it every hunting season.

 

[Correia]

Argentine 1909 Mauser.
S&W 1917.

 

[Navy joe]

Rem-Rand 1911A1. Carry it, shoot the crap out of it. Made in 1945.

 

[Sylvilagus Aquaticus]

1). 1898 vintage Swedish Mauser, Oberndorf Mfg.

1). 1937 vintage Walther Sportmodell V, 22lr single shot.

3). 1936 production Winchester M12 in 16 ga, cased set.

The rest I decline to talk about. The 5th Amendment is still good for something around my house.



Regards,
Rabbit.

 

[Majic]

1903 Swedish Mauser, a great shooter.
The oldest is a 1860 Colt Army, it looks like it ceased functioning soon after the Civil War.

 

[Andrew Wyatt]

Remington number 1 Rolling block, .50-70.


currently being rebarrelled in .45-70, so that i may finish its transformation into the tactical rolling block by adding tritium GR sights, a butt cuff, tactical sling, and flashlight.



I'm kidding about the flashlight.

 

[BowStreetRunner]

Model 1895 Nagant built in 1939 in Russia
still going strong!
BSR

 

[OEF_VET]

German Commission Model 1888, manufactured in Amberg, Germany in 1890.

 

[bobs1066]

1899 Carl G Swedish Mauser M96.

 

[huaco]

Winchester model 73, hopefully viewable at:

http://huaco.dr2.net/jguns.html

 

[natedog]

1/2 my guns are older than me!

1) Colt Officer's Model .38 Special, made in 1960
2) Winchester Model 12 20 gauge, made in 1951

 

[Betty]

B.S.A. Martini Cadet stamped "Commonwealth of Australia" - rechambered from .310 to .32/20.

It's dated somewhere between 1910-1921 (too lazy to take it out of the safe to look for a date right now).

I got it last Christmas from dad.

 

[natedog]

Here's the first

 

[natedog]

Here's the shotgun:

 

[Solinvictus70]

Wow! My dad has a Veterli. There was a recent article about them in the Shotgun News.

 

[cool45auto]

Right now my oldest is a 1944 Enfield rifle.

 

[Mike Irwin]

An Mle. 1873 11mm French Ordnance Revolver, date stamped 1876.

 

[Jay Bakerr]

1881 - Colt's Frontier .44 WCF, 4 34" bbl. Yep, still shoots, too.

J.B.

 

[S_O_Laban]

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13415&highlight=oldest+gun


Just for those that are interested , the link above takes you to a very similar thread earlier this year on this board

 

[H Romberg]

1873 Springfield Trapdoor. Next is the 1896 Krag. Both shoot great, but the Krag is a tack-driver. Minute of golf ball at 100yds with iron sights.