Who Here Owns A WORKING Firearm That Is > 100 Years Old

[Treo]

I'm curious,

Was it an heirloom

Do you Know it's history

Do you still fire it

How does it's accuracy and quality rate against modern ( not Jensen,Jimenez,Lorcin, Llama) firearms.

I think pictures would be cool but I'll leave that at your discretion

 

[RancidSumo]

I do, it is a pump .22 made in 1908. I still shoot it however the stock was cut down for a kid to use so it is too small now. It was my grandfathers first gun and my dads first gun, and my first gun.

 

[Deanimator]

I've got a Commission Mannlicher Model 1888 (Turkish, made in 1891, I think). It's the third I've owned. I traded a Mauser Kar98a for it with a friend who needed a rifle for firing blanks reliably.

Most of the '88s I've seen were as accurate or moreso than most of the Model 98 Mausers I've seen. This is due both to the free floated barrel in its sheet metal jacket, and it's tight bore. Contrary to misconception, most of these gun have "J" type .318 barrels rather than the normal "S" .323 barrels of most 98 Mausers in 7.92x57mm.

I never shoot it because it's not really safe with modern 7.92x57mm ammunition, and it's not worth it to me to load .318 bullets for it.

 

[Gaffer]

I currently shoot a Winchester Mod. 92 in 25-20 caliber that was manufactured in 1907. I use it for NRA PCCR Silhouette. I bought it used 6-8 years ago and it had a Bishop folding front sight and a Tang rear sight. It shoots well and is in very good shape. Its collector value was ruined by a previous owner who drilled/tapped the barrel for scope mounts. The only minus I have had is the trigger pull is not very consistent and varies quite a bit. Makes it tough to shoot competitive silhouette with but I have shot in the low thirties with it.

 

[Jim Watson]

Winchester Single Shot .38-55 of 1899.
No personal or family history, I bought it to shoot.
Which it does as well as any. Like Gaffer's '92, it has a plain single trigger which makes it tougher to shoot than the set trigger common on BPCRs.

 

[kentucky bucky]

I have 2 ML long guns made in the 1840's to early 1850's. and a 1870 Snider Enfield. They were not heirlooms, but they have interesting stories and family ties..

 

[MakAttak]

Give me about 10 years.

 

[Rich K]

Krag rifle, 1898 made at Springfield Armory. Don't shoot it often, but I do shoot it. That is what it was built to do.

 

[Scoupe]

Win 1885 "Low Wall" in .22WCF. Mfg. 1892. Heirloom. Know its history pretty well. Still shoot it a little. Extremely accurate. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.

 

[Dravur]

Colt Peacemaker, made in 1901
Borschardt Sharps, 1880 .45-70

Got them both from my Dad, who got them from his dad, etc.

 

[High Planes Drifter]

I own a Swedish M96 Mauser that was made in 1903. One of the sweetest shooting firearms I own. Very accurate

 

[rbernie]

Four/five years ago, I shot my first deer with an sporterized 1895 Chilean Mauser in 7x57. All metal parts were original as made in Berlin.

 

[Bob R]

I have 2 1900 Swede Mausers and several Mosin-Nagants older than 100 years.

bob

 

[Smithiac]

Win. model 1897 shotgun

I own a Winchester Model 1897 with a very low serial # I would guess made in 1900 or 1901. It is a two barrel set with all serial #s matching and in good working order. I have only owned it about a year but its probably my favorite gun.

Smithiac

 

[Jake in TX]

I also own a Swedish m/96 Mauser. Mine was made in 1900, by Mauser in Oberndorf. As High Planes Drifter said, very accurate.

 

[ImARugerFan]

Give me 5 years, than I can answer yes, yes yes, good for my .32 special model 94.

 

[Feanaro]

Krag 1898 Rifle, date marked 1899. As near as I can tell, my grandfather bought it in Mexico. It's hard to tell now, he's got Alzheimer's and no one else can remember. I've never fired it. I don't have access to a rifle range right now. The quality is pretty high. Very smooth bolt. Smooch unwieldy at some 4 feet long.

 

[XDKingslayer]

Yes I do.

I'm not sure what it is, but I've been told it's a S&W model 1.5 in .32 rimfire. From what I understand it would place between 1863 and 1869.

It's an heirloom but I do not know it's history. It was given to me by my father when my grandfather died and it was his. No idea where he got it or who he got it from.

I don't know if it works, but I would assume it does if one could find .32 rimfire ammo. The action is tight, the trigger is amazing. It seems to function 100%. If I could find ammo I'd have to put at least a cylinder full through it.

Sorry, my server is ungodly slow.

 

[crebralfix]

30-40 Krag rifle, 1899.

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

1907 winchester with 3 digit serial #.

 

[Poprivit]

Winchester 1897 shotgun made in '97 and used by Southern Pacific RR.
Colt 1851 Navy purported to have been owned by W.T. Coleman, head of the 1856 Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco (Vigilantes). Has his name and V.C. and the all-seeing eye engraved on the bbl under the loading lever.
Trapdoor Springfield in 45-70. Made in 1873.

 

[rcmodel]

I have several working Winchesters that are still working just as well as they did when they were made in the late 1800's.

And probaby working a lot better then some modern guns just made last week!

rcmodel

 

[MJZZZ]

I have a S+W 5 shot "Lemon Squeezer". According to S+W, the serial dates it at 105-110 years old. It was my dads and I got it when he passed on. I had it checked out and shot by a local smith, it will never be shot again. It's the 4th mod pinned sight

 

[MMCSRET]

Remington Rolling Block 1879 Argentine Army contract infantry rifle in 43 Spanish. I cast bullets, form brass, load and shoot.MMMMMMMMMMgood!

 

[OFT]

1853 Enfield made in 1862, muzzleloading double 12 gauge, K88 carbine, S&W 38 pocket model and a 38 Colt lightening.