What is your oldest firearm?

[Q_Sertorius]

Pretty cool find though. About when did your grandfather find it?

About 1930-1935. He was between 10 and 15.

 

[huntsman22]

My oldest is great grandpap's sheriff pistol, 1877 Colt thunderer 41 and his retirement badge....

and the oldest I use regularly is a prewar Woodsman Sport....

 

[rabbithuntr]

I have 2 22s from about 1940, a single shot bolt action that was my granddads and a marlin 39 that was my great uncle’s.

 

[AK Troutbum]

My oldest is great grandpap's sheriff pistol, 1877 Colt thunderer 41 and his retirement badge....

and the oldest I use regularly is a prewar Woodsman Sport....

That’s badass!!


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[C Bow]

Me

 

[Mike Islander]

1984 Remington 870. Bought new. My first firearm.

 

[TSnave]

I posted in this thread earlier, but I have an update.

1869 Swedish Remington Rolling Block, chambered in 12.7x44R.


Its ultimate end state is going to be a BPCR silhouette rifle. I've got a long way to go to get it there.

 

[Buckhunter55]

I have 2 22s from about 1940, a single shot bolt action that was my granddads and a marlin 39 that was my great uncle’s.View attachment 943736View attachment 943737

I also have a Marlin model 39A from 1954 It’s an unbelievable shooter.

 

[CaribooBC]

Colt New Service from 1906 in 38/40

 

[Dust Rider]

US Springfield Model 1861. 58 cal. Made in 1862
Family history has it being used in the Civil War.
It now lives with me hanging in the dining room.

 

[Jacobmettlen]

Remington auto loading shotgun 12ga made in 1910 before they were called the model 11. Based off of Auto 5.

 

[SixteenG]

1896 LC Smith 16g shotgun.

 

[Amos Keeto]

I have a family heirloom.
Sixteen gauge "Elsie". S/N shows year of manufacture ss 1904.
Next is a Rrmington "Sportsman" 16 gauge.
Remington started building the 16 gauge Sportsman in 1932 and started with S/N S200000.
The S/N on my gun shows it to be one of the first 500 made! Chances are, the gun was actually "made" in 1931 and released to the public in 1932.

 

[harmon]

Winchester Model 12 1920's.

 

[bruno747]

I have a youngster (comparatively to the ones listed here) early 70s model 100 in 308. Purchased because my grandfather had one and every time we got on the subject of deer hunting he would go grab it and show it to us telling us how it was his favorite brush gun. There was something wrong with it, don't recall what.

The one I bought has a incredible stock, I'm assuming a custom replacement with how often they cracked stocks. The firing pin recall work was done, but it was bubba smithed pretty bad inside in other areas and took a couple years of parts hunting to get it back on the up and up before I was willing to shoot it. Its not the most accurate gun, but it never fails to remind me of my grandfather. It also never fails to get comments on the stock at the range.

 

[Kelvin Wolther]

Some very cool guns!
Oldest I have is a Savage mdl 99, in 300 Savage. Inherited from my dad.

 

[eidsvolling]

Nothing compared to you guys - but I have a 1955 Marlin 336 Youth 30-30 - looks like brand new!

Beat you by three years and 0.05 inch at the muzzle with a ’52 SC, but mine has been gussied up ”a bit” by a previous owner. My only additions were a Wild West loop and a hammer lever for working the hammer with mittens: