What is your oldest firearm?

[lesterktm]

Nothing to special for me. Yugo M59/66 SKS. Old but not certain of age.

[3856imp]

1905 Marlin 94 32-20 gonna do a 38spec rebore.

[am44mag]

Model 1868 Springfield Trapdoor in 50-70, circa 1869. 151 years old and she's still being shot on occasion.

[quail4jake]

20 bore long carbine, English Civil War era c. 1640.

OK, it's a repro (Leonard Day) but 17th century is old, right? My oldest for real is an 1884 S&W single action .32 S&W.

[hoodat]

This little sweet-heart is about a hunnert years old, and has probably been loved by several boys like me. It's deadly accurate within a hundred yards, and I find myself using it more than any of my rimfires lately.
Remington, Model 6, Boys Rifle. Date is 1916 I think. Barrel is in great shape, and mechanically sound. Falling block action.
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[Bzcraig]

1918 g98

[hrt4me]

1837 Allen & Thurber .32 caliber pepperbox

[deltaenterprizes]

I have a Brazilian revolver in 32 S&W Long that I as imported before 1968. Pretty little gun but the metal is soft and I don’t want to shoot it loose.
I got it brand new unfired from the estate a hobby gunsmith because the spring that puts tension on the hand was installed wrong and the gun was in pieces.
The inside is exactly like a S&W so it was an easy fix.

[Czech_too]

Marlin model 1889 in 32-20, shipped 1894
Winchester model 1894 in 30-30, shipped 1899
Swedish Mauser dated 1900

[stubshaft]

1816 Springfield flintlock

[Geezer in NH]

An 1863 Springfield First Allen conversion to 50/ 70 Trapdoor rifle. It has been shortened to 24 inches with a very good to excellent bore. It was a wreck when bought with a large walnut at 26 inches from the breech. [$75.oo at a local auction] Wood finish was crazed wood smoke from fires and pipes or cigarettes.

Wood was cleaned and stripped all cracking stopped and stabilized. The Oil finished. Barrel cut and crowned behind the walnut bulge. The frozen in firing pin after a few months soaking came out. New pin made and installed.

I have 60 cases for her, and it will do 4-5 inches at 100 yards plenty good for me. One of my nephews has a Remington rolling block in 50/70 and we make it a point to shoot ours together at least once a year or so.

[Bentstick]

1910 I belive German luger, still fires when asked to,and still hits when where ya point it, still trying track its history.

[slim1836]

Model 1891 Mauser made in 1900, a German Luger made in 1914, and a 1911 made in 1917.

Slim

[Shawlerbrook]

Probably my Springfield 1884 Trapdoor.

[Winger Ed.]

Early 1800s flint lock pistol.

[gc45]

Mine is the 1866 Winchester and no, I do not fire it, but have, just once.

[NEKVT]

M1884 Trapdoor made in 1892. Took it to the woods every day the first week of the VT deer season. It is cut down to 20" with a homemade tang/receiver sight that was written up on a Single Shot thread. Didn't get a chance to try the Lee 459-405-HB on a buck. My back up 1898 Krag Sporter made in 1903 never got out of the case.

[sigep1764]

Winchester 1890 made in 1917, chambered in 22WRF. It was bought by my Great Grandfather and was my Grandfathers first rifle. I had the metal reblued and I redid the wood. I’m sure I ruined the monetary value of it, but is now preserved for next four generations of use.

[FISH4BUGS]

1921 Win 92 in 25-20
1924 Savage Sporter in 25-20
1931 S&W Hand Ejector in 32-20
1933 H&R Sportsman single action 22
1948 S&W 44 Hand ejector (pre Model 24)
1956 pre 29 44 mag
1946 High Standard HD Military 22
The rest are more modern guns

[Der Gebirgsjager]

I guess currently it would be an 1898 Krag rifle and a 1911 made in 1914.

DG