Oldest Gun vs You

[Tnichols00]

How old is your oldest gun compared to you?

My oldest gun is from the early 30's a Remmington model 34, prolly one of my favortie guns too.

Im not sure exactly but it was somewhere between 1932-1935 so lets say 1935 for sake of discussion.

Remmington model 34-1935
Me-1987

 

[Colt556]

I have a couple Colt 1917 Revolvers, a 1911 from 1918 and a couple 1903s from WWI. I'm from 56'.

 

[Win1300]

Model 1816 Flint Lock Musket, Harpers Ferry.

Dated 1820.

.69 Caliber

Was sawed off some time ago.. Still a cool piece to look at!

163 years older than me.

 

[eldirector]

Oldest is probably the Auto-5 shotgun my FIL gave me. Dates from 1931. So, about 40 years older than me.

 

[Mark 1911]

My oldest gun is a Montgomery Ward Ranger, a .22 s/l/lr bolt action tubular repeater. It was made as early as 1943 or as late as 1946. I'm not sure because I don't know if they were making recreational firearms during WWII, but it was made no later than 1946. My dad's parents bought it for him for an ROTC class he had in high school, and they actually had an indoor rifle range at his high school. Wow, things sure have changed.

I was born in 1956, so the rifle is 10 to 13 years older than I am.

 

[BudS]

I have a early 1911 GI built around 1916. Low paper-thin sights, with the flat mainspring housing and lanyard ring. I was born about 44 years after this Colt went into service. I've been shooting this piece since I was 9-10 years old. I still shoot her today as i expect my sons will long after I'm gone...

 

[chuddly]

1908 Winchester .22lr pump so the gun is 72 years older than me.

 

[Sgt7330]

Date of Me : 1978

Oldest gun: USGI 1911 Colt made in 1914

 

[STEEL CORE]

1915 Colt 1911, forty one years before me.

 

[cook5oh]

Me, 1977. Gun, Winchester model 1892 early production 25-20. Was told it was produced sometime around 1895. Was my fathers and I inherited it when he passed away. It's in rough shape though and really needs a professional to restore it.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I have an 1880s vintage Belgian-made 12ga shotgun that came to me from my grandfather. Don't know whose it was before it was his. May have been his step-dad's.

-J-

 

[Dj15802]

I have a Remington 12 pump .22 from 1921. It still shoots like a dream. My 10 year old thinks it one of he coolest firearms we have (even over he 15/22 and 10/22).

 

[Enkrypter]

I have a S&W .38 that went up SanJuan Hill with Teddy Roosevelt. (Family heirloom.) It's in great working order and I would not hesitate to fire it, but never will. I also have a black powder rifle that has yet to be dated. I've been waiting for several years to scrounge the cash to have it restored, but as soon as I get close to having money to do it I buy new functional firearms. One of these days I will do it.

I also have a Walther PP self-dated back to 1952. It's from the first civilian run that Walther produced for after WWII for commercial "sporting" sales. Not super old, but being the huge fan of Walther's that I am, it's priceless to me.

 

[nailknocker]

1886 Winchester 45_70 first year production,it was 62 years old when I was born.

 

[Glockowner]

Ithica Lefever Nitro Special 16ga - 1920s
I was born in 84 so approximately 60 years older.

I also have an older Double Barrel Shotgun, but it has a wound barrel so I do not shoot it.

 

[mikefraz]

I have a 1988 Sig P226.
I was born in 1991. I feel like a baby compared to you guys.

 

[Mitchell0481]

I guess I am the only one that doesn't own a gun older than I am. I still have my first rifle, a marlin model 60 I got when I was 10.

 

[jbell_64]

Oldest gun would have to be my 1920-1924 Paige-Lewis youth model falling block .22. I am of the 1982 variety.

 

[woody24]

I have a WWI Era Colt revolver that my Step-Grandpa pulled off a Japanese soldier in WWII. He got full documents for it and everything. He then passed it to my dad, and my dad passed it to me this Christmas. I was born in '80.

 

[Dj15802]

I guess I am the only one that doesn't own a gun older than I am. I still have my first rifle, a marlin model 60 I got when I was 10.

I have my Glenfield 60 that I received as a kid