Oldest rifle you currently own!

[redneck2]

Savage 99 in .250-3000, made in 1917. It still looks nearly new

 

[eastbank]

it would have to be a winchester 1876 in 45-60 made in 1883 now,i still shoot it.(lower rifle,top rifle is a 1871 german 11mm. i sold a harpers ferry 1811 still in flint lock not to long ago,i fired it a few times. eastbank.

 

[sixgunner455]

K31 from 1934, which gets shot several times a year. I have an older Hollis (British) revolver from the 1870s, but the bolt is worn down, so I have never even entertained the thought of shooting it.

 

[oldpapps]

Rifle - GEW 88 made in 1890 with 1914 Depot approval stamps and Turkish markings.

Pistol - S&W model 1 1/2, August of 1887 tied with Marlin topbreak .38 S&W revolver made in 1887.

Shotgun - my great grandfather's 12 ga side by side muzzle loader, circa 1845. He carried it from Ducktown, Tn to what is now NW Arkansas in 1848/49 and on to west central Missouri in 1852.

I have loaded, special light loads, for both revolvers and fired them, once. I have never fired the rifle (no desire to) or loaded the BP shotgun but my dad used it for duck hunting when he was a kid (late 20s and 30s).

 

[Salmoneye]

Oldest rifle I fire is a Marlin 1893 in .30-30 manufactured about 1912...

 

[zoom6zoom]

It's likely a tie between my Nepalese Martini and my Swiss 1869/71 Vetterli.

 

[dusty14u]

1917 British Enfield MkIII*. Deer hunting rifle bought by my dad sometime in the early 60's. It was sporterized but not known who did it but done fairly nicely. Still shoots well.

 

[josiewales]

1930 Mosin Nagant and Chatellerault MLE 1892 MAC 1935 french Lebel cavalry carbine.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Berks County Kentucky rifle, about 1840.

Runner up, Colt Model 1848 Pocket Revolver.

 

[CapnMac]

1942 Smith-Corona 03A3, with a Mossberg M44 close behind.

 

[loosehorse]

I regularly shoot my 1912 Swede M38.
I also own a late 1700s muzzle loader, maybe 16 ga? Which is the most beautiful firearm I own by far.

 

[Dframe]

1873 model Springfield Trapdoor. Still gets shot occasionally.

 

[floorit76]

 

[carbine85]

Original 1848 U.S. Springfield.

 

[Deus Machina]

I feel young now.
My old rifles are a Mosin Nagant M44 (1944) and a cheap Carcano (1942).

 

[johnnydollar]

GEW-98 Mauser, made in the Spandau Armory in 1917, lightly sporterized decades ago.

 

[jim in Anchorage]

Stevens tip up rife in .32 RF. Guessing 1870's.

 

[mavracer]

1896 Krag made in 1898

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

Howdy

Winchester Model 1873, 38-40 caliber, made in 1887. Yes, I shoot it, but only with Black Powder loads.

 

[paintballdude902]

1814 harpers ferry musket converted to percussion cap

 

[MattShlock]

Musket?

Paintballdude;
Or rifle(d) musket!? We don't want to confuse this with smoothbores...

 

[KC&97TA]

Savage Super Sporter 30-06 era 1923, it was Great Grandpa's, had it refinished with a deep dark blue and the stock smoothed out and tung oiled to a brilliant shine.

 

[funnelcake]

Chilean contract Mauser made in I believe 1896.

Funnel

 

[trog]

1891 Argentine Mauser 7.65X53.

 

[DMH]

1873 SRC Winchester in 44-40 (DOM 1883) 35.2gr of Swiss compressed 200gr. RNFP



1894 Marlin 44-40 (DOM 1895)

Both are shot regularly and both are still used whitetail hunting.

DMH