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

[wojownik]

- 1896 dated Mosin Nagant 91 - still very accurate (especially if you can convert "arshins" to yards)
- 1873 dated Trapdoor Springfield
- Finn M38 (built on 1899 Mosin receiver)

BP, not cartridge:
- 1858 dated Model of 1855 Springfield rifled musket
- 1861 dated Model of 1861 Springrield rifled musket

And in just a few more more years...
1916 dated Gewehr 98
1917 dated Enfield rifle
1917 dated Model 1917 rifle

Scary how time flies...

 

[Owen Sparks]

My Sweedish Mauser was made in 1907 and will stack bullets.

My Dad has a Remington model 11 shotgun that was made in 1910. At 99 years old it is still 100% reliable and functions as the faimly bird gun.

 

[illinois brass man]

several

 

[BHP FAN]

1884 Trapdoor,1888 S&W Safety Hammerless .38,probably some more around here,somewhere.

 

[elephant_man]

My oldest working rifle is a Springfield 1884, 45-70. I wanted a "companion rifle" for my Magnum Research BFR, so I bought this at an online auction. Kinda rusty, but it shoots full BP loads just fine. I bet my BFR could outshoot the rifle, but haven't had the chance to take it to a real range yet. Mine has a Warner Brothers stamp on the barrel and was at one point used as a prop in some old movie "The Alamo" and had a brass hammer shaped like a flintlock replacing the original hammer, but then restored. Here's what it looked like with the "flint" (not mine) http://www.gunsinternational.com/Wa...597ccb5bc-1D82A64D-1517-4EF2-4057F583E949200A

 

[wyohome]

 

[garyhan]

Webley RIC circa 1880
Trapdoor Springfield 1878
US Krag mfg 1901

gary

 

[Oyeboten]

S & W .38 Special or US Service Ct'g...Model of 1902, made in 1902.

 

[Grumpyoldman]

S&W .38S&W Breaktop from around 1890. Shoot it with very light loads.
1864 Remington ( 1861 Springfield pattern) civil war rifle. Functional, but all I ever tried was to pop some caps.
Hopkins and Allen .32short - Maybe right at 100 years old. Looks almost new.

 

[walker944]

1891 Mauser Argentine

 

[Musket]

antique firearms

plse look at my site:

www.antiquefirearms.nl

 

[funny book flapjack]

S & W Safety Hammerless mod 1 with the Z bar. 1887 I think? Don't remember exact year of the model 1.

Nickle is a little flaked on one side, & a small chip on one of the original grips. Shoots fine & is fairly accurate, but I don't shoot it anymore now.

Was given to me by my mother-in-law. Not sure of it's history. Lotsa Chicago cops in her family back in the day, so I didn't pry for too many details on the history behind that one. Always assumed it was a duty carry throw down, but who knows really.

Probably not worth much because of the nickle flaking, but I would never sell it anyway.

 

[LRaccuracy]

Original 1903 Springfield manufactured in 1903. New Condition.

 

[Quentin]

Yes, a model 1907 Savage 32ACP that's from about 1909 and one that's close, a 1913 DWM Luger. Both fire just fine. The Luger isn't a matched numbers pistol so I don't mind shooting it.

 

[george29]

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Dad's Colt .32

 

[KnekBeard]

Got a early 1900's S&W M&P .38 Special. It was my great grandfather's, and it still shoots great.

 

[woerm]

1903 Colt Hammerless

My 1903 .32 will turn 100 next year.

Here's to it's second century (a bit early). Huzza!

woerm

 

[TexasRedneck]

Model '94 Winchester, bought by my great-grandfather as defense against Indian & bandito attacks. Model '97 Shotgun, bought by my great-grandmother and shot in comptetion by both her and my Grandmother - I still shoot it on occassion. Sauer & Sons SxS bought in 1907 (used) by my Grandfather - it's what I learned bird hunting with.
Old Rolling Block used by Charles Goodnight (wife's great-uncle) on their trips on the Goodnight-Loving trail for buffalo.

 

[entropy]

1899 Mosin Nagant. Still fires quite accurately for the type.

 

[jordan1948]

Have an old single shot shotgun. No clue on make or modle but the previous owner was around 50 at the time told me his uncle got it from the first guy's grandfather and that it was at least 100 years old at the time I purchased it which was a little over 2 years ago. I don't doubt him for a second as he's like an uncle to me and would have need to lie to me just to sell a gun.

 

[quinleys5]

1885 Highwall

I have an 1885 Wichester Highwall, was my great grandfathers. I'm 44, got it from my dad when he died in 1976. It's chambered in 45-70, and shoots dead on at 50 yards with handloads that are on the lighter side. I had a gunsmith look up the serial number, which is in the 3,000 range. He confirmed it was made in the 1890's.

 

[rogertc1]

Who doesn't...too many to list. Here is one i just posted a few days ago that is 150 years old.
Link and pics:

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=473163

 

[jjohnson]

A handful.

Well, my WWI vintage stuff is getting up there, but my 100+ year olds include a M96 Swedish Mauser, a couple of Turkish Mausers, an M95 Mauser. Oh, sure, GEEZ, Mausers WERE made to last, weren't they?

I have a bigger pile of the WWIstuff - more Mausers, Springfields, an Enfield, and both M1917s - two Colts and a S&W. Give 'em a couple years and they'll break 100, too.

Don't ya just love the older stuff - prewar items well finished, and war-era items for the most part, at least pretty darned sturdy.

 

[mcdonl]

I have, load for a shoot weekly an 1895 French made mosin nagant.

 

[Harve Curry]

Musket,
That is a pretty nice display in your reply above no.161.

I was invited into to a fellows house once in Tucson that had a cellar bedroom converted to a safe complete with safe door. One wall was deringers of both spellings. I think he may have had more value on that one wall then the house was worth.