What's your oldest firearm that you still shoot?

[BikerRN]

I have a 96 Y/O Colt New Service Revolver that I shoot a few time per year.

 

[jds327]

1916 spanish mauser for me would be the oldest

 

[GD]

I occasionally shoot an 1891 88 Commission rifle and an 1895 M91 Mosin Nagant (Finn capture). The mosin is a tack driver.

 

[unspellable]

Old shooters

1907 or 1908 William Evans rifle in 400-360
1909 Model Colt New Service
1917 DWM Luger

 

[ghettofab]

Marlin 1894 .25-20 first year production run. shoots great too

 

[TexasBen317]

Stevens 410 bolt action shotgun..
Was my daddies mothers, My grandmothers rabbit gun when she was young.
Don't know how old it is,, need to run the serial number on it I guess.

She died in her late 80s about 1958 or so.. have to check the family history. First gun I remember shooting,, for white tail rabbit for breakfast.

 

[Souris]

Winchester Model 1873 in .32-20
Manufactured in 1884.

 

[Rickstir]

Pre-WWII Reck German .22lr Deringer

 

[woerm]

.32 Colt Pocket Pistol

mfg 1910 type II I would guess,

has a type III slide now

Still my main carry piece.

Oldest gun I've personally shot 1899 Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55

 

[orygunmike]

Harrington & Richardson 999

A sweet-shooting single-action .22, top-breaking, 9 shot revolver manufactured in about 1934 that my wife's grandfather purchased new.

 

[frogomatic]

mine is a 1916 oberndorf mauser

 

[DANNO45]

I have a Winchester Model 1897 pump shotgun. I bought it at a pawn shop in 1970 for $50. Still shoots just fine.

 

[jackinil]

M1861 Springfield,Lock dated 1862,barrel 1864.

 

[tomh1426]

1945 Mosin Nagant

 

[Roadkill]

Occasionally shoot a 1917 DWM Gew 98, a 1918 Erfurt Luger, a 1914 SMLE MK III, a 1916 MK IV .45, a Remington 1917 Mosin, a Winchester Mod 1897 made in 1918, and a Winchester Mod 12 made in 1920. With the exception of the Gew 98 (bad worn out bore) all shoot very well.

 

[History Nut]

Spencer Carbine manufactured by Burnside Rifle Co. in 1865. It has a S&S Firearms center-fire breech block. I have some Ten-X BP cartridges. I don't shoot it much.

My other old one is a 1866 2nd Allin Conversion. They were made out of CW rifle-muskets. Mine's lock plate is dated 1863. I have shot it fairly often. FUN!

 

[VARifleman]

The oldest that I shoot is my grand dad's 1914 LC Smith 20 guage. My dad sometimes uses his grandmothers 1880s or so Ithaca featherlight.

 

[GaryP]

Colt 1903 .32Acp Pocket Model circa 1913 (245xxx)

 

[ilcylic]

I'm not sure, exactly. It'd either be one of my Model '91 Mosin-Nagants, or my 1903 Springfield.

 

[sgb]

1917 Eddystone.

 

[fatelk]

M28 Finnish Moisin Nagant- 1897 receiver and SIG barrel.

 

[Flintlock Tom]

S&W 4th model .38. Double-action, break-top, 5 rounds. 1883.

 

[cpttango30]

1917 Rem Enfield

 

[Eric F]

remington 8 in 30 remington 1907 manufacture date

 

[kym]

Springfield .22