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I have a winchester model 12 shotgun my father bought used 84 years ago.

Colt 1851 Navy, .36 cal.

Carried by my G.G.Grandfather.......... Henry Hulett Maynard

Oldest gun? A Remington Rolling Block in 7mm Mauser. It's a military rifle with long barrel, full length stock and, bayonet stud at the muzzle.

It is in excellent condition on the outside, but under the stock there is some pitting on the lower half of the barrel.

Have an old coach gun/blunderbuss that dates back to the 1700s or earlier.

I have my grandfather’s S&W military and police 32/20 made in 1925. I was actually able to talk to Roy Jinks on the phone and he gave me the date.

Colt 1849 revolver made in 1859 in 31 cal

Nice Thunderer!

That was a fearsome weapon back in it's day.

That's an awesome buy.

Loonies, the lot of ya!

Oldest, if my thinking is correct, 1918 barrel date, Swedish Mauser. Close as I can tell in as issued form, matching numbers except for cleaning rod. (Some collectors have told me I'm lucky to have gotten one at all) Purchased in the 90's ('95?) at Big 5 on sale for $85. Had intentions of bubbafying it, but very glad I didn't.

Second I believe goes to 1945 mfg by Savage #4MK 1*, brought back to this country by an importer and sporterized. Was my Dad's so I keep it around.

Geno

PS. glad to hear others are still hunting with theirs. The two I mentioned haven't been hunted in a few years. Hard to draw tags nowadays, other rifles usually come out of the safe.

Rem model 11, 12 ga
Dated 1929, as far as I can determine

believe ingwe still has most of his that he bought new.

My sister has the Bedford County rifle built for my great-great granddad.
It is now percussion, but the lock has been changed, may have been flintlock originally.
The makers name is on the barrel, but, there was a father and son who both built rifles.
They lived side by side, one in Bedford county and the other in Somerset, so time frame, exactly who
built it, and where is unclear. Mid 1800's, as close as we can get.

1867 Remington Rolling Block rifled-musket in 11.15x51mm.

yours, tex

Marlin 1881 in 45 Govt.
Full Octagonal barrel with set trigger. Weighs around 11 lbs.

Oldest would be the "Defender" pocket pistol in .32 Short Rimfire from about (?) the 1880's or so. Looks sort of like the S&W tip up picture that watch4bear posted at the start of this thread. Except it's not a tip up and was the "el-cheapo" Saturday Night Special of its day. One of my late uncles picked it up somewhere decades ago. Never fired it and wouldn't even if I had any ammo for it. All the internals are worn and it's hard to even get the hammer to stay cocked. They were meant to be carried a lot and shot a little. Other than that my oldest is an Erfurt 1916 German Luger .

Brown Bess manufactured in 1890

Old US Army percussion pistol (may have been converted) marked 1822

Colt 3rd Model Dragoon 1850s

Colt Springfield pattern .58 caliber rifled musket, 1863

Spencer carbine, 1865

Winchester '73,, 44-40, iron frame, built before 1880

Springfield 1873, 45-70, built in 1881

The last two are fun to shoot. Who needs a 6.5 Creedmore or an AR?

1905

Oldest in time of possession - Remington 22, birthday present 1953

You pretty sure of the date on that Brown Bess? 😏

My oldest gun is a Scottish single shot pistol made by Playfair. It is about 56 caliber, has a hammer block safety, has Playfair on the lock plate and Aberdeen on top of the Damascus barrel. It seems to be in great shape with no rust or pitting inside or out, and the engraving is still sharp.