Bbear
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Model 94 Winchester in 30 WCF (30-30) w/ 22" octagonal barrel. Made in 1906. It was my grandfather's and then my Dad's. 
What firearm(s) have been in your family for the longest time?
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Browngirlsdad
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Bbear, that is a beauty!
okayletsgo
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Old Springfield from my great-great-great-great grandfather after he was honorably discharged from the Union army. Although for someone who lives near Gettysburg, it isn't all that special.
A Winchester Model 12, that my great uncle George gave to me a year before he died at the age of 100. I also have a Viesta 32 auto, made in Italy, and his Colt 45, that my Grandfather brought back from WWI. From my father, his Inland M1 30 Carbine, from WWII, and a 1899 30/30, he bought new, as a kid.
langss
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I have an 1892 Winchester in 25-20, that I got from my Grandfather.
bullseyebob47
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i have is what i think is a winchester 38-40 model 1874(?) made in 1888. my great grand father's. i took it to the range. shoots and functions well.
i could be wrong about the model. i would have to check the gun but its way over there in the safe.
also have my father's winchester model 1200 12ga 30" barrel. saw him use it alot while hunting and even confronted some trespassers when i was a kid. they didn't want none of that.
have it loaded with remington 00 buck as part of my hd line. he always said its funny, a winchester shotgun that only likes remington shells. so thats what i load it with.
i could be wrong about the model. i would have to check the gun but its way over there in the safe.
also have my father's winchester model 1200 12ga 30" barrel. saw him use it alot while hunting and even confronted some trespassers when i was a kid. they didn't want none of that.
have it loaded with remington 00 buck as part of my hd line. he always said its funny, a winchester shotgun that only likes remington shells. so thats what i load it with.
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.455_Hunter
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I have a Iver Johnson 2nd Model .32 S&W revolver, a junky old Savage .22 pump, a Mossberg .22 bolt gun (plastic trigger guard style) and an Eastern Arms 2 1/2" .410 single shot from the family farm back in Kansas. The .32 has been shot A LOT and is really loose goose with a cracked forcing cone. I think the last time it was fired with real ammo was when my Dad was a teen in 1950 or so and used it to dispatch a rabid skunk. I picked-up an identical smokeless rated IJ 3rd Model .32 for shooting and occasional concealed carry. The Mossberg was the first .22 I fired. The .410 is great, and we still using it today. I also have my Grandpa's immediate post-war production Model 70 (still with pre-war features) in .270 that he used to hunt Elk in Colorado for decades, and my uncle's 721 in .30-06 that he used for hunting in the 60's and 70's.
HOWARD J
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My dad was a foot soldier in the first & flying a desk in the second. He hated guns.
I picked a Savage 22410 in the early 50's
He didn't see that gun for a year--then my brother got into guns & dad left us alone.
I picked a Savage 22410 in the early 50's
He didn't see that gun for a year--then my brother got into guns & dad left us alone.
Trey Veston
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Not long at all, but very cool is my grandfather's service pistol from WWII when he was a tanker. Possibly the inspiration for Brad Pitt's character's revolver in the movie Fury...
km101
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My oldest is a S&W M&P in .38 S&W ( I think it is a model 1905) that my father carried as a deputy sheriff (Bexar County, Texas) made somewhere between 1920 - 1925.
Next is a Beretta.380 that my FIL brought home from WW II and was manufactured in 1944.
Both are still good shooters and treasured guns.
Next is a Beretta.380 that my FIL brought home from WW II and was manufactured in 1944.
Both are still good shooters and treasured guns.
Very cool. My maternal side came to central Illinois the same way. They were pre-revolution settlers that came by way of an area that would become Maryland and were among the first settlers in Ohio, slowly crawling west until most of us got stuck here. Nothing but graves left. My uncle took the last remaining family rifle to California where his wife pawned the entire kit and caboodle upon his death (in direct violation of his will, but that's another story...)
Ancestrydna.com has a genetic community labeled "Early Settlers of the Ohio River Valley, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa" if that holds any interest for you.
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NIGHTLORD40K
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Both Grandads were in WW2 and hated guns, but my father got the itch in college- apparently Ohio State offered an NRA sponsored marksmanship class as an elective in the late '60s, upon the completion of which, one could purchase the rifle used- in this case a Mossberg Model 44US bull barrel. This would be the one in the family the longest. The oldest guns would be our Krags, Dads got a nice '98 long rifle, and I've got a beat up (but shootable) '98 "school gun" which saw a second tour as an RKO pictures prop rifle.
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Sadly, it was lost overboard in a boating accident.
VThillman
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One of my brothers traded for a Winchester Model 61 in the early 1930s. It's in my gun cabinet now.
My great grandpa bought his seven boys each a new model 90 Winchester in 22 short in about 1921 (reported price from Sears was $3.95 each). I have my grandpa's. It's pretty rickety, but still shoots well. With a 26" octagon barrel and shorts, you don't even need ear protection. My grandpa bought a used Springfield single shot 22 for my dad's 12th birthday in 1939. I have that one too, and my grandkids still shoot it. I inherited my dad's pre 64, five digit serial number model 70, that he had bored out to 300 Win Mag in 1963, but I gave that one to my son, so he could hopefully use his grandpa's mojo to kill an elk with it. My dad killed a bunch with it.
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Solomonson
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Did it make you feel good to post that?
BigBL87
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Until recently, I would have said my Mossberg 500, because it was the first gun I bought several years ago. I grew up in a house without firearms, but not necessarily opposed to them.
This summer, though, my uncle gave me my grandpa's Taurus 65 revolver from when he worked armored car security while retired. It's circa 1990, so still not very old.
My father-in-law has an old Winchester bolt action 22 Rifle that belonged to his grandfather, don't know off hand the model number but it was made somewhere between 1900-1920 if I recall correctly. It's by far his favorite firearm.
This summer, though, my uncle gave me my grandpa's Taurus 65 revolver from when he worked armored car security while retired. It's circa 1990, so still not very old.
My father-in-law has an old Winchester bolt action 22 Rifle that belonged to his grandfather, don't know off hand the model number but it was made somewhere between 1900-1920 if I recall correctly. It's by far his favorite firearm.
Ballard the rifle in 32 rimfire and an 1897 pump. They were both my great-grandfathers. My dad let my brothers and me shoot the 32 when I was 11 because he found 2 boxes of shells at a gun show.
tactikel
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My Grandfather's Rem. Mod 17 20 ga pump. Been in the family since 1922, used it for Grouse in 2016. It is going to my granddaughter. "May the circle be unbroken".
1911 guy
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My uncle has a (approximately) 20 gauge shotgun that was brought over from England when ancestors on his mothers side came over. Converted to caplock at some point.
I have my great-grandfathers damascus 12 gauge, a double with rabbit ear hammers, my grandfathers double 12 (modern steel barrels and enclosed hammers). My dad has a Browning .22 pistol that my grandfather bought when he came home from WW2.
I have my great-grandfathers damascus 12 gauge, a double with rabbit ear hammers, my grandfathers double 12 (modern steel barrels and enclosed hammers). My dad has a Browning .22 pistol that my grandfather bought when he came home from WW2.
Bill.45
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Volunteer Arms 12ga. single shot. My Fathers.
Speedo66
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No guns in my family until I bought my first in 1959. My grandfather served in WWI, my Dad in WWII, both had guns shoved into their hands, but neither had one before or after. I at least had some firearms experience before I entered the Army in '67, and I'm still shooting.
Micron
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I was given my Grandfathers 1927 S&W M&P 38 Special revolver when he passed in 1981. Nickel with pearl handles! He was born in 1898 and purchased it new! Only shot it a few of times years ago. He was a good man! Love having it!
Bill.45
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Beautiful gun and family treasure.
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