Don't need another Highlander (only one) thread... but I'm bored and I am curious what your oldest rifle is?

Mine is a saddle ring 1892 in 32-20 that left the Winchester factory in 1911. Still functions perfectly. One of these days it'll kill a doe just because.

1974 BAR in 7Rmag.-centerfire, '63 511-x in rimfire. Both one owner, me.
I do have a Springfield trapdoor that was greatgrandads and his Winchester 1887 12ga.

1948 Winchester model 94 30WCF.

Savage 99 300 Sav. made in 1954.

1900 Norwegian Krag - 6.5x55

1723 Tanegashima matchlock. @.54 cal

Winchester 1894 in .30WCF from 1912.

Been in the family since new.

Story behind acquisition?

Savage 1899A short rifle in 303 Savage, made in 1909.

Trapdoor Springfield made in 1889

Scratch that. I have a .32 Squirrel rifle from the 1850's-60's

Factory engraved 2nd model 1866, mfg 1868.

Maynard Carbine, 2nd Model, 50-Maynard, probably towards the end of production 1865-ish............. It'll never leave the family, I hope, since my surname is Maynard, direct line all the way back to 1632, when G.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g. grandfather John Maynard emigrated, and Dr. Edward Maynard is my 4th cousin, a bunch of times removed, 6 I think.....

Pistol would be the 1861 Navy Colt, originally belonged to my G.G. grandfather Henry H. Maynard. Pretty sure it and one just like it went on 'a walk' with G.g Granddad through GA a while back... Not that it matters, but not sure which would be more valuable, the pistol or the ORIGINAL slim jim holster....

I've got an 1896 Swedish Mauser from interwar production. I think it's '34 but I can't remember for sure.

Probably the oldest is a .410 single shot shotgun of unknown make. Based on what I know about who owned it, it's from the 20s or early 30s. The chamber was reamed to take longer shells sometime in the 50s.

1950 Winchester 94 in 32WinSpl. Great gun!

I have a muzzle loader that has been in the family since the civil war. I have never found a name on any portion of it.

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1906 Winchester 94 in 38-55 and a 1911 Fox Sterlingworth SXS in 12 gauge

Remington Autoloading Rifle pre-model 8 .35 Remington....1907.

1921 E Schmidtt and Habermann
Took it to Maine this fall and killed a bear with it.

1954 H&R M1 Garand that I carry on my daily hikes.

Nice!!! Guessing 44RF?

My oldest rifle - 1890 22 WRF made in 1910

Oldest shotgun. Model 1901 10 ga made in early 1902.

Both still work.

1954 Model 70 300 H+H

M96 Swede, 1899

I have a Swedish Mauser that is at least 100 years old, and actually saw service with the Finnish in World War II.

I also have a couple rifles from the '20-30's, a Savage 99 takedown and Remington No 4 rolling block .22. The oldest I actually try and hunt with is a late '30s Remington 141 in .35 Rem...

A first year production Remington 760 pump in 30-06.
Date code of "AYY" puts the manufacture date at March 1952.

Savage 1899, date of manufacture 1902; chambered in 30-30

Like an idiot, I passed on a 1st or 2nd year 760 in .270, but did end up with an early one in .300 Savage.

DH Hilliard .50 ML sniper style with scope, circa 1870. Shoots quite well.

Winchester 1876 in 45/60, lettered to 1881. Shot two deer with it before loaning it to the Buffalo Bill Museum a few years back.
Have a good dozen rifles falling in the 1890-1900 range, mostly military. An 1894 Krag with ramrod channel, an 1890 Lee/Metford and two 1895 Lee/Navy rifles are the most interesting. Pre-WWI rifles have been regular companions when deer hunting for many years. This year a Standard Arms Model G in 30 Rem was used to take a spike buck.

Oldest handgun is a single digit, first model Iver Johnson break open revolver from 1894. I paid more for it than any other IJ pistol in my collection - a whopping $80.

Shotgun is a Belgian SxS guild gun of about 16 ga. Markings suggest 1870 time frame.

Have a blunderbuss that is guessed to the early 1700's at least but without any markings dating or determine a maker is not really possible.

it could be either my Savage TD 22HP or my Newton 256 rifle both were made before 1920 ? and both still work and last fall 2020 i shot a deer with the Newton 256 rifle and hand loaded the ammo.

1906 H&H Royal Dbl. 500/450 3 1/4” NE.

Next oldest is a H&H 375 Belted Mag Magazine Rifle on a Magnum Mauser, delivered March 2013 IIRC, just after the round was introduced in 1912.

Nice old rifles.

Yup. Don't own a single round of .44RF tho. Wouldn't try to shoot it anyway. Box of those might be worth more than the rifle.

Springfield 1922 M2 Sporter.

I have a pre-WWII Remington 341-P here that belonged to my grandfather.

You did better with that 300 Savage. Very nice and it looks like the mag is matching as well.

FN 1948 270. Only year for actions with C-ring breech.

My oldest is a Standard Arms too. A model M; l believe. Also a 30 rem. My great uncle bought it new at the hardware for $17.50!!!!

30-40 sporterized Krag followed by a 1931 made Winchester 54 in 30 WCF. Both are neat old rifles now shooting powder coated cast bullets only!

I had a 1873 made in 1884, but sold it. The oldest now is a 1899 in 1907. It’s a 32-40!

Late 20's M94 30-30. Oldest shotgun is Belgian made underlever hammer damascus barrelled SXS 12ga. Probably 1860-1870?

brought home after WW2 by a Doctor involved in the occupation.

Made in 1897

Probably a 10/22, don't know year of manufacture

No doubt!

I've got a Remington M24, .22 Short Only, that has a 4 digit serial number, placing it sometime in the early 1920s, most likely. I've also got an old Stevens from about the same time frame. Nothing more exotic than those old .22s, though.

Marlin 1881 45-70. Octagonal barrel, full rifle, set trigger.

Had a John Rigby double made in 1912.
I put 6 shots into 1 5/8" @ 50 yards with the express sights.
.350 Nitro No 2.
Oldest now is somewhat younger.

1899 Carl Gustaf Swedish Mauser.

1950 Marlin 30/30 my mother bought for my
father when they were young.
I used to have the brochure and the receipt for
it somewhere. Something like $60.00 IIRC

There used to be some others he had that
disappeared after he passed that were fairly
old, no serial numbers, etc.

1908 Swede in 6.5x55 with a chopped original barrel. One of the most accurate rifles in the safe.

M96 Mauser made in 1918 at Carl Gustaf in Sweden. This one was sporterized by Kimber of Oregon.

1894 Dutch Maastrict

Not sure. This one is 1910

Oldest Rifle - Remington Model 722 1948 vintage, rebarreled in the 1980's to 7mm08

Oldest rimfire rifle - The Winchester Model 62A pump that my dad gave my mom around 1947-48

Oldest rimfire pistol - Colt Woodsman Circa 1950

Oldest centerfire pistol - Colt python 1972, was my step grandfathers

Oldest Shotgun - Winchester Model 12 circa 1954

I have my eye on a 30 caliber Model M. The owner is asking more than it is worth but as I have been the only one to make an offer in the two years it's been on the rack he is beginning to waffle on the price. It would be a nice addition to the 25, 30, and 35 Model Gs I have plus the Remington M 8s, Winchester 1905, 1907, and 1910s, and the Clement-Neumann. The last will be at bat next year.

Did someone say Standard Arms Model M? This one is in 30 Remington.

A D.H. Hilliard under-hammer percussion target rifle from the mid-1800's that appears to last shot in the 1920's.

My oldest cartridge rifle is a Spencer carbine from the American Civil War.

The oldest rifle that I currently own and have shot is a Winchester 1886 in 40-82 that, if memory serves, was made in 1891.

1928 Sav 99 30WCF

1914 Fox AE 12 gauge.

Rifle is a custom .270 on 1936 commercial ‘98 Mauser.

Clockwork7mm: In my "collection" I have an all original, mint condition, Winchester Model 70 "Bull Gun" in caliber "300 Magnum" (300 H&H Magnum) that was produced on or about January 15th 1937!
I now own my fathers Winchester Model of 1917 - its a cool old Rifle that has been "sporterized" and used to shoot rather well with iron (peep) sights.
I have sold off all my 19th century lever action Winchesters - owned a nifty Model 1866 Musket at one time - which is probably the oldest Rifle I have owned.
I get more joy out of the more modern Rifles these days - those of the 1940 to 1990 vintages.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

A Savage bolt action 25-20.

I believe it is my 30 remington model 8, if not my second year Win mode 71.
Jeff

A Mossberg 22 that was my Pap's.
Probably from the 50's?


My sister got the family percussion gun my great-great grand dad had.
Made by a father/son that lived on the Somerset/Bedford line.
Not sure which one made it, and they lived side by side, but in different counties.

Remington Keene 1880 45-70

I've never seen a Remington-Keene in person, but the pictures that I've seen look cool! Didn't BIA issue those to tribal police agencies?

1891 Argentine Mauser, 7.65mm

1899 '96 Swede...

All the rifles in my collection are kind of old. But this is the oldest by a good amount. 1898 Krag made in 1900. 121 years old. Sporterized in the 50’s then I redid it a few years ago. Still shoots very well.

A Pattern 53 Enfield made in 1857. Cartridge rifle is probably my 1884 Springfield Trapdoor followed by my 1887 vintage Winchester High Wall

My oldest is a Remington Lee 1882 that was delivered in 1884 for the U. S. Army trials. It is still in great shape and looks like a Trap Door Springfield converted to a bolt action. I would guess many of the fittings were interchangeable. It shoots fine, but I haven't taken it hunting.

Oldest rifle? That would be my 1862 Enfield Snider
Cat

I have a 1863 Springfield Allin conversion in 50-70.

Savage 99 BB Carbine. 250-3000. Mid 1930’s.

Model 12C Remington. It was my Grandfathers.

My oldest rifle is a Peabody in 43 Spanish.

1905 Winchester 1890. Oldest Shotgun is a Rem model 17, I believe is 1923/24ish.

7.65x53mm Model 1891 Argentine Mauser. Because it's stamped "Loewe & Co Berlin" it should have been built prior to the changeover to DWM on 1 January 1897.

Savage 1899A chambered in 303 Savage built in 1914.

Wby pre-Mark V 300 wby. Has 3-digit serial number and is for sale....

Savage 99 1953 and I still use it …. Bought it from my family mechanic who’s passed… it was his fathers rifle that was used in New England.. I have taken deer with it in Alabama and Texas.

A Kimber Sporter in 6.5 Swede. It's a 1900 Oberendorf Mauser.

1816 (I think) Harpers Ferry. Originally this gun was a flint lock. I read somewhere that in the 1850's they converted a bunch to percussion. This was one of those. I think that my father paid $10 for it at a yard sale back in the '60's.

My oldest modern rifle is this Sporterized 1916 Enfield MK 3.

Not a rifle, but my grandfather carried this through both World Wars. It looks like 1913.

Beautiful. Love these early 1911's. Especially with a history like yours.

A Marlin 336 30-30 made in 1955, it was My grandfathers deer rifle.....Hb

Ya learn something new every day. I was at the range shooting it one day and the guy in the next stall looks over says that he liked my 1911. I told him it was my grandfather's gun and he carried it through both World Wars. He asked me if he was in the Marine Corps. I said that he was and I asked him how he knew that. He said that the diamonds on the grips were specific to the Marine Corps.

2. 50/110 engraved hi walls One Un fired and one fired 13 times. I’m not sure the mfg date. They were my great grandfathers

The oldest is a US Springfield Armory in 30-40 Krag with a full stock, peep sight and 22" bbl. It is an 1896 model.

Next is a Savage 1899C in 303 Savage that is from 1900.

So cool. How does that old beauty shoot?

Another sporterized 1898 Krag, looked like a DCM carbine. The 1899 carbine stock succumbed to multiple cracks. It now wears a Richards micro fit claro walnut stock and an internal barrel band to hold the front end down. Serial number dates action to 1904.

Also a US M1917 Winchester, date of 1918 on barrel.

Some nice old guns on here. I think my oldest is a 1936 Tula Mosin Nagant .

A rolling block 1871. Trapdoor 1879. Swedish Mauser 1903. Maybe a few others that I can't think of right now

Well that's not true. They all had double diamond grips up until the 1911A1

It’s about 1954 JC Higgins knockoff of Marlin 81 .22 that my mom bought my dad. I inherited when mom and dad passed!

Model 54 made in 1930 if I remember right.

My Man!!!

I had a oven under what appeared to be a 12 gauge under a 36 cal. Muzzle loader, but I gave it to my brother.

1966 Remington 760 Gamemaster BDL Custom Deluxe in 30-06

Has what seems like a 30lb trigger pull

Got a Model 54 Winchester in 30WCF and a Remington 24 both tied for oldest rifles. 1929

I also have and hunt every year with a Fox Sterlingworth pin gun. 12 gauge, 28” built in 1911.

1896 .303 SMLE (sporterised, was my Dads)

This 45-60, made in 1882

Until it was stolen, an 1842 Springfield .69 Caliber.

Currently, an Trapdoor Springfield Carbine.

Remington #1 Rolling Block, 50/70 Gov't., Manufactured around 1873. ALL ORIGINAL!!
This one could have been with Custer on his Yellowstone Expedition or at the Little Bighorn for that matter.
It is the same rifle he carried except for the sling swivels (Remington factory installed) and the 2nd rear barrel sight (Custer's supposedly had only the "Rough and Ready" sign).







Custer's letter to Remington Arms Company:
Last year I ordered from your firm a sporting rifle, caliber .50. I received the rifle a short time prior to the departure of the Yellowstone Expedition. The Expedition left Fort Rice the 20th of June, 1873 and returned to Fort Abraham Lincoln, September 21, 1873. During the period of three months I carried the rifle referred to on every occasion and the following exhibits but a portion of the game killed by me: Antelope 41; buffalo 4; elk 4; blacktail deer 4; American deer 3; white wolf 2; geese, prairie chicken and other feathered game in large numbers. The number of animals killed is not so remarkable as the distance at which the shots were executed. The average distance at which the forty-one antelopes were killed was 250 yards by actual measurement. I rarely obtained a shot at an antelope under 150 yards, while the range extended from that distance up to 630 yards….."

That is a damn nice 50/70. Neat backstory on it as well.

Northern Jim that's a great '76 model
and Sharps1874 that Remington is fantastic, It's neat to see what the finish actually looked like on a period rifle of that make.

Moose is correct.

I have 2 that are very close in age the oldest a remington model 14 in 30 rem made in 1920, the other made in 1921 is a model 1905 Mannlicher Schoenauer in 9x56 MS. I hunt deer and hogs with both. Neither wears a scope and both are utilized while still hunting as befits their purpose. I reload for both as neither is made commercially in a very long time. I always get a lot of questions when anyone sees me hunting with them. Never seen another of them either hunting or in LGS. See a few 14’s in 35 rem from time to time but never a Mannlicher particularly in the 9x56 caliber. Both obsolete but nobody told the deer or hogs as they tip over same as if they were 30-06. I really enjoy hunting with these old gents as they make you hunt not snipe.

Love the lever guns.

1936 M71 deluxe ,had 1box of shells fired when purchased. I did a 2nd box.

Oldest rifle is a Savage 1920 in .250-3000. Made in 1920.

Oldest firearm is a Volcanic Arms #2 Navy model from 1855. Handed down from family.

1867 Peabody...and no safe queen either.

Steyr Model 1886 Kropatschek Light Infantry Carbine. My brother had this mailed to the house in the 1960's. Not fired now but was used often back when ammo was still available.

Have a couple of mid 50's Sako L46 .222's. Have mint H&R Model C .22 short pistol that is 1939

My grandpa’s Winchester 1873 38-40.
Thank God my uncle wanted me to have it instead of his kids.
I pretty sure it’s pre 1900, but is there any easy internet site I can check on?

A 1863 made model 1861 Springfield contract musket by Norfolk.

Clement Neumann in 401WSL.

Oldest rifle is an 1895 Savage, made in 1895. Oldest gun is a Smith and Wesson Model 1 made in 1874.

I have a 300 Savage model 99 EG from 1953.
I also have a Browning BAR 300 win mag made in Belgium in 1969.

Go to the WACA site and you can put in the serial # under Winchester 1873, and it will give you the yr. of mfg.

I ended up with My Fathers 1895 in 35 Win.

My 4 Remington 788’s. 2 lefthanded 6 mm, one lefthanded 308 and a right handed 7mm-08 carbine

The lefties are all 1971 and the right hand is 82

1873 Springfield Trapdoor Carbine with a Pre-Custer serial number