Don't know where else to put this. What is the oldest firearm that you own?

[prsman23]

1873 made in 1877. Picked it up at auction a few years ago.


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[lightman]

Probably an 1873 Winchester in 44 WCF, made in the 1890's if I remember correctly.

[Ron in PA]

1873 Springfield Trapdoor 45-70 made in 1883.

[Greg G.]

1887 Mk 4 Martini Henry

[Spector]

Swiss Vetterli 69/71 manufactured in 1872. Sold my 1887 Marlin revolver. Wish I hadn't now.

Mike

[dondiego]

Winchester Mod. 92 in 44 WCF born in 1894. Winchester-Hotchkiss bolt action 45-70, wish I knew the age, several Trapdoor Springfields.

[Digital Dan]

Not sure about the age, but know a bit about the 'smith.

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...&GRid=80751762

[wv109323]

A Commercial 1911 Colt made in 1917.

[Drew P]

1899. My great, great, great, great grandfathers colt SAA!

Last year of the black powder only model.

[rondog]

1914 Mauser .32 pocket pistol.

[Shiloh]

U.S. Krag. Struck 1899

Shiloh

[Green Frog]

I think my First Model, 3rd issue S&W made in 1864-65 is the winner for me.

Froggie

[Shuz]

Mine is a Marlin 336 "waffletop, perch belly" .30-30 made in 1949, that I would like to sell or trade.

[Traffer]

I almost bought a non converted Vetterli 69-71 a couple of months ago. It looked really nice. The guy knew nothing about it. I think he was asking around $250. I wanted it but am low on funds. Sure wish I would have bought it. I reload rim fire. I want to test my skills on reloading these rim fires. But also thought that rim fire brass for them would be extremely expensive. Any thoughts?

Swiss Vetterli 69-71 Made in 1878 converted to center fire

[Point-Man]

I almost bought a non converted Vetterli 69-71 a couple of months ago. It looked really nice. The guy knew nothing about it. I think he was asking around $250. I wanted it but am low on funds. Sure wish I would have bought it. I reload rim fire. I want to test my skills on reloading these rim fires. But also thought that rim fire brass for them would be extremely expensive. Any thoughts?

Sounds like a good price if the barrel hasn`t been chopped and has a cleaning rod. I have seen the original ammo go for 6 to 12 dollars apiece.But I have never seen one that was fired and actuality went off. I have a 69-71 which was made into a carbine around 1900 by Sears & Robuch. My other is a 78-81 made in 1886. I have converted both and shoot both. I make my own ammo.Good luck to you if you get one and reload rim fire. It`s just to easy to convert and shoot center fire to me.

[Bulldogger]

Pistol = S&W Model 1 V3 1870
Rifle = Martini Henry Gahendra model 1875

[jamesp81]

I'm not even competitive in here. My oldest is a Schmidth-Rubin K31. I believe it is stamped 1944.

[Harry O]

1867 Remington Rolling block that was in the second batch of 20,000 that were sold to Sweden and Denmark. Just the action. I had it stocked and barreled in 45-70. It is not traditional style. I made it so that it would kick the least possible. The design details worked.

[scattershot]

Percussion fowler from the 1870's.

[Digital Dan]

Sounds like a good price if the barrel hasn`t been chopped and has a cleaning rod. I have seen the original ammo go for 6 to 12 dollars apiece.But I have never seen one that was fired and actuality went off. I have a 69-71 which was made into a carbine around 1900 by Sears & Robuch. My other is a 78-81 made in 1886. I have converted both and shoot both. I make my own ammo.Good luck to you if you get one and reload rim fire. It`s just to easy to convert and shoot center fire to me.

Had the opportunity to shoot one back around '99 +/-. Original gun and ammo went boom each time I jerked the trigger.