Who Here Owns A WORKING Firearm That Is > 100 Years Old

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Greetings, Gentlemen,

Being a NOOB, I don't want to take up too much space. I will show just a few of the many that I shoot on occassion. All my revolvers are mechanically sound. Have to load my own cartridges. Great hobby as far as I'm concerned.

1854 Lefaucheux. Modified sometime to fire pinfire/centerfire.
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1859 Perrin. This one has never been fired. Have one similar that I fire.
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1860 Pidault & Cordier. Imported during Civil War.
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1860's Dumoulin.
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1868 Galand.
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1870's Gilon
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Four/five years ago, I shot my first deer with an sporterized 1895 Chilean Mauser in 7x57. All metal parts were original as made in Berlin.
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Ditto. We must be the same person. Still have the rifle too.
 
I own a 1901 (I think) Remington model 4 rolling block rifle in 32 rimfire

It works but the ammo is a b*tch to find. The ammo is so underpowered that you can hear the bullet coming out of the barrel!

Will post pic soon
 
Winchester Mod 1897 12 Ga made in 1903 that I still hunt upland game with, Marlin 1889 in .38WCF that I love to shoot for fun. I have fired my great grandfather's Colt Peacemaker .44-40 with handloaded black powder cartridges once for a hoot. It is now 128 years old.
 
Krag Model 1898 made in August 1899. It is a cut down rifle bought surplus and turned into a hunting rifle by my grandfather (he did the work - very nice job of it too). It has no collectors value, but the family heirloom value can not be calculated.
 
early Mfg 1903 Springfield, and a even earlier (1880ish) .22wcf that I have not been able to accurately determine the origin of. Several others right at the Century mark.
 
I have a S&W Model 4 in .38S&W. I believe it was built around 1907. I actually prefer it's accuracy and quality to many modern revolvers.
 
I hunt with an 1891 Mauser frequently, it's just about as accurate as any open sighted rifle you can buy now. I also have 5 Martini Henry's in calibers from 300 Sherwood to 360 no. 5, and .450 x 1 1/2". The .450 is the only one I don't shoot becasue I have not gotten around to getting dies for it yet. None of the MH rifles are as accurate as my Browning 1885, by a long shot.
 
Ralph H,

WOW that is some beautiful stuff.

Here are mine:


- French Chatellerault Pistolet Mle 1822 T Bis (made in 1855) and French Mle 1873 army revolver from 1881:

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- Chassepot rifle from 1871, Swedish Rolling Block 1867/74 from 1874, some random 16 gauge shotgun (not that old, first part of the 20th century) and another 1873 revolver from 1882:

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- original Chassepot paper cartridges:

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- Original 1873 revolver cartridges from 1914:

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All of these are in great mechanical order and I shoot them regularly, except for the Chassepot as I haven't gotten around making cartridges yet.

None of them are part of an heirloom, I just started collecting a few years ago.

One day I'll get my dad's semi-auto .22lr FN browning and his old scholar Lebel.
 
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NOT heirlooms, but collectibles. For that reason I don't fire them. However, they are operable (working).

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S&W Model of 91 .22rf single-shot, factory letter says shipped Feb. 20, 1901.

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Iver Johnson 12ga Improved Model of 1900. According to Goforth it was only made from 1900 to 1908.

Will have to dig out some others.

Best regards ~ ~ ~ 45Broomhandle
 
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I have several, a Swiss Vetterli, model of 1871, Swedish mausers dated 1898 and 1900 ( plus another three in the 90 year old range) Swiss model 96/11 Not sure of year but model of 1896 updated to 1911 standards. Is a 98 year old Parker shotgun close enough??

All are shot regularly, ammo commerically available for all except the Vetterli and it was originally for a 10.4x54 rimfire cartridge. There is a simple conversion to centerfire and make cases for 348 winchester or 8mm lebel brass. Can use bullets .429, for 44 mag pistol.
 
J.H. Stevens Model 16 Crackshot. Still haven't found out the exact date of manufacture, and everything I have found out so far says somewhere in the 1890's.

Still in perfect functioning order, the butt stock as a small crack in it, and the butt plate has small piece broken right where the crack is, so I figure someone dropped it a little hard.

I haven't fired it in quite some time, but I was shooting federal bulk .22 through it until I found out what it was. It's easily the most accurate .22 I own. Now every once in a while I will fire a colibri through it.

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I have a late 1890s Carcano. It shoots. ;)

I wouldn't say it shoots well, but this might well have to do with the quality of the ammo. I need to reload for it so I can see how it really hangs.

Mike
 
My 1911A will be 100 in 5 more years. It was arsenal refinished at some point before I got it from a friend in about 1976 for $150

My Mosin Finnish M39 has a 19th century receiver.
 
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I believe nail guns use 32 caliber rimfire blanks. You might be able to shoot those in your old S&W. That's about the only way I can think of.
 
I love old guns from the Black Powder era, and clear back into the flintlock period in particular. Have two percussion-converted English doubles, now 17 ga, which I will convert back to flint before long and wife and I will hunt with them. Have restored about six old muzzleloading doubles so far, and one fowler (single barrelled shotgun). German, French, Belgian and English. Three of the 150-250 year old doubles have taken two tom turkeys each, and ditto for the approx. 150 yr. old fowler. Oldest double was definitely made in 1758, provable by silver hallmarks. It is a honey, converted very expertly to percussion long ago.
Various game taken with late 1840s German Jaeger rifle (muzzleloader) my GF brought back from WWII.
Also an 1870s .500 X 3" double rifle which I restored and regulated and wife took a fine warthog with it. Marlin-Ballard from approx. 1880 in .32 Long nearly restored, and ditto for several '86 Winchesters. Other pistols, rifles, shotguns in line for restoration when I have more time.
Aloha, Ka'imiloa
 
Model 1886 Winchester made in 1890. 45-90 Occasional shooter.
Model 1886 Winchester made in 1893 in 45-70 Hunt with it.
Model 1892 Winchester made in 1892, 38-40 Shoot it several times a year.
Model 1897 Winchester Shotgun made in 1900 Load with buck right now.
1890s vintage Colt Bisley 38WCF Occasional shooter
1900 Oberndorf Swede M/96 Mauser Won a recent match with it.
1907 Carl Gustaf Swede M/94 carbine Maybe 100 rounds this year.
 
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