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Show us your oldest firearm you own. Every model, every country. All types!!!


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As Lotema mentioned above not that old in firearm years (101) years young, but my favorite pistol is this Colt 380 cal. in full patina. It still shoots like new.
Argentine Cavalry carbine, believe these were built in late 1890's.

1860 Colt New Model Army Revolver, which is a family heirloom. It belonged to my Great Grandmother. Picture granny from the Beverly Hillbillies, except a northerner of Dutch heritage, and that was her. She used it to chase ne'er-do-wells off the family farm.

1882 Martini Henry

This is my oldest. .32 rimfire Hopkins and Allen from the 1870s.

My oldest is also the newest to my collection. P1853 Snider Enfield (1863 dated lock-plate, Oct 1866 dated barrel). If the old girl could talk the stories she could tell. She spent a long hard life in Afghanistan.

1875 M1870/87/15 Italian Vetterli-Vitali

What's that contraption on the side of that 1892?

steelbuttplate wrote:What's that contraption on the side of that 1892?

I'll be the third one wondering what it is!

ETA:

Found it, it's apparently a cavalry school carbine. Learn something new everyday!

http://www.milsurpafterhours.com/bb/vie ... php?t=7383

Schmidt-Rubin 1896/11. 1901 manufacture Model 1896 no way to tell which year it was converted (there were 135K 1896's converted to 96/11's between 1912 and 1920).

My 1891 LOEWE BERLIN GEW 88.

1873 Trapdoor is my oldest. I can't remember the actual year of production.

1913 Nagant Revolver

thughes wrote:Schmidt-Rubin 1896/11. 1901 manufacture Model 1896 no way to tell which year it was converted (there were 135K 1896's converted to 96/11's between 1912 and 1920).

That is a beauty. My oldest is also a 96/11. Receiver was made in 1899.

I suppose this is my oldest. 1891 Argentine Cavalry Carbine s/n indicated 1892 production date.

qz2026 wrote:I suppose this is my oldest. 1891 Argentine Cavalry Carbine s/n indicated 1892 production date.

Good looking furniture I am taking about the gun, but the couch is nice too.

Oldest Mosins...

Springfield Model 1842 Musket. Manufactured in 1852 with a Percussion lock.

1891 Spandau GEW88 with light Turkish markings on bolt

Yes. On the 1892 mosin the metal part on the side is gor the bayonet that goes with the St Petersburg Cavalry carbine