You sure it isn't in one of the police repo buckets?Cybrludite wrote:My previous oldest was a Colt Vest Pocket Model with aftermarket stag grips made in 1920. Unfortunately, Katrina got that one.
What is your oldest gun?
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Draven
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JustinR
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1886 Winchester lever action, in 40-65 Winchester Center Fire (WCF). My great-grandfather's rifle.
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Netpackrat
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My great grandfather's Winchester 1897 12 gauge shotgun, manufactured in 1905.
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Denis
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Ooh, that is handsome. A pump-gun with an exposed hammer. I likes it.Netpackrat wrote:My great grandfather's Winchester 1897 12 gauge shotgun, manufactured in 1905.
Lucky you.
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morsetaper
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1892 Winchester in .38-40. 1915.
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1911Man
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A pair of Carl Gustavs M96 Swedes made in 1900. One has a threaded barrel (for a blank adapter) and the other has the regular crown. I've got no idea how old grandpa's LC Smith 16 ga is, but I'm betting 1930's or 40's.
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Glenn Bartley
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What is my oldest gun? Good question about which I have neve thought all that much. I am guessing it is my Ortgies Pocket Pistol in .380 from the 1920s.
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Ben S
Re: What is your oldest gun?
Brooklyn Arms Company cap 'n ball revolver built in 1863.
It belonged to the grandfather of an elderly family friend. She passed on, but before she did se called me into her bedroom and dug this out from under her bed. It was laying in ye olde coffee can wrapped in an oily rag.
It belonged to the grandfather of an elderly family friend. She passed on, but before she did se called me into her bedroom and dug this out from under her bed. It was laying in ye olde coffee can wrapped in an oily rag.
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84Charlie
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Argentine Mauser.
Don't know the age, but all the numbers match. No crest.
Don't know the age, but all the numbers match. No crest.
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gandalf23
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1916 BSA Lee-Enfield No1 Mk III*
When I bought it it was in sad condition, with lots of pitting under the handguard, and the buttstock was busted. Got her refinished and into a new old stock made in 1945 and now she's a beaut. And fun to shoot, too.
