What's the oldest gun you own ?

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Ranger 20 gau double barrel shotgun. The serial # is stamped into every metal and wooden part of the gun; the barrel is stamped, the forestock is stamped and the metal inlay that afixes the forestock to the barrel is stamped as is the stock. Patent says c2.1915 stamped into the side of the barrel above the trigger mechanism. According to my dad, he bought it at Sears and Roebuck when he was a lad, probably in the late 20's or early 30's. (he died at 92 yrs in 1999) He also said it was the first shotgun Sears sold without hammers and a Damascus barrel. I also have a Remington .22 short,long and long rifle, bolt action, tube feed. ser # is 5 digits, no model name. Has a Lyman 55R peep sight. Dad said he bought this about the same time give or take a couple years.


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PS: Someone ought to cut and paste this post over to MMM or HCI or Du or someother antiAmerican web site. We got our history ask them to show us theirs.:neener:
 
Got a Springfield Armory 30-40 Krag-Jorgenson battle rifle model 1898. I believe its date of manufacture was 1899. My grandfather bought it when he was a young man about 70 years ago.

Got the slickest action on any gun Iv'e ever owned and shoots superbly.
 
Oldest to yougest

E Robinson Model 1863 rifled musket in 58 cal
Next oldest is a Springfield 1873 Trapdoor, 45-70 with an 1886 cartouche on it.
Next is a Winchester 1897 12 ga E Model, made in 1913
Mauser 98K prolly from the 40's/50's
Yugo 59/66A1
H&K G3 in 1983
All other 15 odd pistols and long guns are 1985 or youger
 
Infantry model Trapdoor Springfield. Barrel was shortened 4" and the stock "sporterized." It shot well with factory ammo. History unknown.
 
My oldest firearm is a very nice S&W Model 19 with 4" barrel. It was manufactured in 1969...same year as me!
 
1866 Springfield Trapdoor 50/70. Actually, the gun is a 1864 that went thru the Second Allin Conversion in 1866. Looks and shoots great.
 
I have a 12 Ga. side-by-side that is at least 63 years old. I recently received it from my Aunt on my Father's side. It used to be my Grandfather's. It shoots fine, but it needs some work on the surface of the barrels due to neglect and rust, pits, etc. The stock is quite scarred too, but solid.

I'm not sure if I'm going to try to treat the surface of the barrels and re-blue it or if I'm going to take it to a gunsmith. Same for sanding and re-finishing the stock.

Anyone know of a good, trustworthy gunsmith in the SE Michigan area?
 
Trap door Springfield. The bbl has been shortened and the stock trimmed. Oh well. Shoots great though.
 
Oldest pistol, my just aquired .32 Savage-DOM=1910 94%+

I traded my Kel-Tec P.32 and $50 for it, pawn shop aquired it in an estate auction. I went through her and am happy to say she's going to the range tomorrow:D

Also a H&R .32 mag Guardsman weelie DOM=1969 I think, someone gave me a big TV and I traded it to a friend for a smaller TV and the H&R, accurate shooter but a pain in the butt to load.
 
I have a 1937 vintage Colt Official Police, 38 special.
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I too have an OP that I was told dated to 1937. Ser# is 6106xx It is marked on the back strap; D.D.C.CO 6. It's a 5" Bbl and at some point was expertly re-blued.

The OLDEST gun I have is a French 1777 .69 cal. musket. It was converted to percussion and then brought to the US, or CS rather, by Caleb Huse. It is all there and the bore is still shiny. I shoot it with a .672" round ball and 110grns of Fg black powder. Or, one round ball and 3 .310 buckshot off the same charge.

Then there is the 71/84 11mm Mauser dated 1888, then a couple of 1909 dated Lee Enfields.
 
I don't know if this is cheating or not, but to me, my oldest rifle is my Finnish Mosin Nagant M39. It's a VKT marked 1944 but it is built on a 1894 Chatellerault receiver! The Chatellerault Weapons Factory in Chatellerault, France made the very first Mosin Nagants under contract for the Russian empire. The original M91 rifle could have seen action in WWI, the Russian Revolution, the 1939 Winter War between Russia and Finland, and the Continuation War between Russia and Finland that ended in 1944. Most likely, at some point the original rifle was captured or otherwise acquired by the Finns and rebuilt as my M39. I wonder how many battles and how many hands that rifle has been in over the years before I got it. . .:cool:

Or it's my Swedish Mauser M38 made in 1941 at Husqvarna. No war history that I know of, but a great example of what quality craftsmanship and attention to detail the Swedes were capable of.
 
Recently added my oldest handgun: a S&W .38 Safety Hammerless 4th Model, circa 1899.

It shoots pretty nice, actually. :cool:
 
That would be a Stevens Favorite - 22LR. Left in a house I bought. I tried to give it back to the prior owner but she said she didn't want it. :rolleyes: It belonged to her grandfather.
 
The oldest is a Star Model B made in 1945, originally made by Star for shipment to Nazi Germany. The war ended before it was shipped. Was later used by German state police.
 
I was left an 1855 Colt side hammer revolver in .28 cal. Commonly known as the "Root Revolver" as a man named Root invented it and Colt marketed it. They were made from 1855 to 1870. I haven't traced the SN through Colt to see exactly when mine was made. It is in fair condition. Nickel finish with some flaws. However, it came in the original walnut (dovetail joint and all) box with bullet mold and powder horn. I will never shoot it. Neat thing to have however.
 
Oldest rifle is a 1943 VZ-24 and a K-31 from 1943.

Oldest non-MilSurp rifle is a 1963 Marlin 336.

Oldest handgun in a 1973 Single Six.

I seem to have a thing for ending up with guns from years ending with a 3. At one point, I had four MilSurp rifles from 1943 and one from 1953. All completely accidentally.
 
1936 8mm Mauser my grandfather 'aquired' and mailed to himself in one of the wars, can't remember which though or where he got it, and he can't tell me now. :/

-Colin
 
I have a Joseph Manton, double bbl. percussion muzzle loading shotgun, 20 gauge, most likely converted from a flintlock, or else made during an early transition period - somewhere between 1825-1840
 
My 1891 Finnish Nagant built on another 1894 receiver. The barrel is dated 1942. I had no idea how old it was until I took it out of the stock.

I have an Iver Johnson pocket .32 that the seller said dated from the 1890's, but I have no idea how to check that.

The oldest heirloom gun is a Japanese 6.5 Arisaka that my grandfather carried in India and China during WW2.
 
My uncle served in the pacific during WWII, including six months in occupied Japan. At one point he went to a warehouse of captured weapons and picked out a .32 FN 1900 (JMB's Brevet design) and holster. His C.O. signed a letter authorizing him to take it home.

My uncle moved to an assisted living place last year and passed it along to me. I have the pistol, holster, one mag, the letter from his C.O. and another letter either authenticating the source of the piece or authorizing its passage home.

It's in pretty good shape for having sat in a drawer for 55 years. I don't plan on firing it. It was made in either 1902 or 1903.
 
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