Older Than Me

[J-Bar]

In reviewing my accumulation, I have 6 firearms older than I am; 3 handguns, 3 long guns. One is not usable, but the other 5 are nearly pristine and quite accurate. At 79 years of age, I think that's kinda cool and reassuring!

Photos not required, How many usable guns do you have that are older than you?

 

[film495]

three that are for sure at least 25 years older than me, 51 years old currently

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

It's a shorter list of the ones that are YOUNGER than me....

My oldest handgun is 116 and most senior rifle is 111. All except one wall-hanger Arisaka are still fully functional.

 

[bangswitch]

Only four of my guns predate me. My 91/30 Mosin Nagant rifle has a 1932 receiver stamp, my M44 Mosin Nagant carbine has a 1944 stamp. My Colt Model M pistol is from 1944 and I have a Savage Fox B 20 gauge SxS shotgun made in 1950. I was born in 1954.

 

[Howland937]

I have 3 .22 rifles that are not older than me. I don't own a pistol older than me...in fact, I don't own a pistol older than my 13 year old kid. Those aside, my newest rifle was born in1965, making it 11 years older than me. I have one rifle from the 20's, a handful from the 30's and 40's and 2 from the early-mid 50's. I only own 3 shotguns and all were made in the 50's.

 

[jmr40]

Dad's shotgun is pre WW-2 and still functions. In fact it was a WW-2 trophy. Dad was in a German village when they got word the war had ended. They had just taken the town, confiscated weapons and were about to destroy them. An officer told them they could keep anything they wanted. Dad picked out a FN made 12 ga SXS, built a wood box for it and mailed it home.

My great grandfathers 20 ga douple technically works. It was made sometime around 1900 and has Damascus barrels. Not worth the risk of damaging it to actually fire it to me.

I have a 1958 Marlin 336 and a 1958 Winchester 94. I was born in 1958. If they aren't older than me, it isn't by much. Both of those still work great.

The 30-30's




The 20 ga



I have a pic of dads gun somewhere, but can't find it quickly. If I run across it I'll add it later

 

[Walkalong]

Photos not required, How many usable guns do you have that are older than you?

Several.

 

[Steve Milbocker]

I have a 30-40 Krag that I’m not sure of its age and an 1893 Marlin that was built in 1900. Hunted deer with it this year but no venison yet. Almost forgot my model 12 was built in the 40s so it has me by a few years. I was born in 1955

 

[Roverguy]

My oldest shooter is from the late 1870s, so it has a few years on me.

 

[tactikel]

I have six, 3 shotguns and 3 rifles. I’m 70!

 

[I6turbo]

10.

 

[Jim Watson]

Winchesters from 1907, 1911, 1942.
Colt from 1918.
Others gone.

 

[pharmer]

None. I'm 70. oldest I have are a few S&W revolvers made when I was in High School. Joe

 

[mcb]

I have two or three that are of unknown date that are close to my birth year. So I have about 10-12 depending on how a few of those fall out.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Oldest handgun I ever had was this sharp New Army, check out the classy Rinaldo A. Carr inspector's cartouche-

Wasn't functional when I got it, but it was when I sold it.

Oldest long gun was an 1897 Krag Carbine for Sling and Bayonet, otherwise known as a "School Rifle" - pretty much identical to a Constabulary Carbine. It sported RKO Pictures property stamps and a blank adapter when I found it. I restored it to shooting condition and fired off the only 40 rounds I could find.
Sold the gun with the brass.
Sadly no picture, it was a cool old gun.

 

[toivo]

I'll be 70 in February. These are the guns I own that are older than me:

RIFLES

• Finnish Mosin M39
• Enfield No. 4 MK 1
• Steyr M95/30 Carbine
• BSA Martini Model 12

HANDGUNS

• Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless
• Colt Army Special .32-20

I don't know the exact manufacture dates of all of them, but they are all pre-1950s. I'm pretty sure of that.

 

[DDDWho]

Only one for me. A Lee Enfield from 1916. I’m 83. I have some older guns, possibly older than some of you

 

[stonebuster]

I'm 73 and have one Garand older than me & one S&W Pre Model 10 snub nosed 38 that's about a month older than I.

 

[.308 Norma]

Photos not required, How many usable guns do you have that are older than you?

None. I still have my first "real gun" - a Model 55 Winchester .22 rimfire that my Mom and Dad bought for me for my 10th birthday in 1958. That's the oldest gun I have.

 

[HowardC]

Well, I refurbished the Wards WesternField 22 bolt gun I grew up with. I'm not sure it's older'n me, but it's close. I was born in '43, and the folks moved to the ranch in '46. I don't know whether my dad had the 22 before they moved. I was shooting cottontails with it by the time I was 6 or 7, that and an old Stevens single barrel 410.

I repaired the rifle's cracked forearm in wood shop in high school. The teacher helped me make a jig to clamp the glued up crack. In about 2005 or so I had all the metal reblued out at Colo School of trades gunsmith school. Left the stock as it was with the heavy varnish I had put on it at some point. They thought the headspace was off on it, so they relined the barrel and repaired the extractor on the bolt. Didn't help the accuracy much, tho'. Not sure how the headspace could be off on a 22 rimfire, but there ya go..... It's still shoots minute of cottontail, tho'.

It was fun to fix it up. I'd hang it on my shop wall, but ya gotta keep guns locked up now in Colorado. Sister has a Win M87 lever 12 gauge she inherited from the Iowa folks. Not sure I'd shoot it, tho', it's pretty loose. It has a 4 digit SN, and a 'wrinkle' in the barrel, as though someone straightened it. Oh well...

-West out

 

[Ed4032]

I may be getting too old for a question like this….

 

[EIB0879]

None. I have my Grandfather's 12 ga. LC Smith with Damascus twist barrels but don't shoot it.

 

[Speedo66]

I have a 1958 Marlin 336 and a 1958 Winchester 94. I was born in 1958. If they aren't older than me, it isn't by much. Both of those still work great.

The 30-30's

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Aside from the modes of ejection, it’s amazing how close these two guns from two different manufacturers look.

As far as old guns, my 1943 M-1 Carbine and 1924 Iver Johnson breaktop revolver are the only ones I have older than me.

 

[Mark_Mark]

50% of my guns are older that my 45 years on Earth!

but all my recent interests is in the 60’s to 70’s gun! so hopefully 80% soon

 

[Armored farmer]

I have several heirlooms.
The oldest is my 3x great-grandfather's .40 caplock,
then his son's. 45 caplock.
His son's. 12ga sxs
My grandfather's Winchester 59 quail gun
My dad's 12 ga 870
All in shooting condition.
I shot the .40 this past March at a club event.