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The oldest gun and the gun I have had the longest are both in the same. A German P-08 Luger from Erfurt Armory 1914 stamped. I got it from my father who found it in Germany during WWII. He kept it all these years even carring it in Korea as his sidearm. He said it was a better gun than the 1911 they issued then. (1968) I got it in the late 90's and its been a Safe Queen ever since. Luger P-08 017.JPG
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I like your Luger, Mr. Peabody!
This is a great thread.
“No possible rapidity of fire can atone for habitual carelessness of aim with the first shot.”
Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Hunter, 1893
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I have a Liberator,(made sometime during WWII) I think it's the oldest gun I own.
When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts & minds will follow. Semper Fi.
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My oldest gun is also the one I've had the longest. It's a Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless in .380, vintage ~1915 according to the serial number. I bought it from a now-deceased co-worker who was just opening a gun shop in 1977, and it was also his first gun.
Clinging to guns and God in PA...
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Cool thread. This is the oldest gun I own which I have had for about 6 years. It was given to me by my grandpa and is a Smith and Wesson Model 1905 4th change built in 1927.
This is my second oldest. A Colt M1911A1 built in 1943 and brought back from WWII by me grandma's husband. He gave it to my dad, my dad passed and I just recently became the keeper of this fine pistol.
I also still have my first 20 gauge single shot and my first .22 bolt action rifle given to me by my dad. I guess I have owned these for ~32 years. Take care...Jeff
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My oldest gun is a circa 1937 Stevens Model 94 single-shot 20 gauge. I used to hunt squirrels with it.
The first rule of self-defense is to avoid the situation. The second rule is Train and Prepare.
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Remington M10 12gauge, 1 Mosin Nagant M38, 5 Mosin Nagant M44, Nagant revolver, and a pre 64 Winchester 94.
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Oldest Gun....Hmmm.
probably my 1863 Original Springfield Musket from the Civil War.
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Winchester Model 37 12 gauge single shot, 1937-47 tied with Winchester model 94 30-30 1956. Both were my Grandfather's then my Father's now mine.
Is this going back more future than we were?
We don't react, we respond.
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1975-Savage model 99c in 308
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I have 2 colts that are early 1900s + a Remington shotgun from 1920s
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Radom P35 VIS. Circa 1935-1936. Taken off of a German Tank Commander in WWII. My Step-Dad's father brought it back from the war and it passed on to me.
"To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic." Ted Nugent
SIC VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM.
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Trapdoor Springfield 50/70 made as smooth bore in 1864 and modified as a "Second Allen Conversion" in 1866. I still load for this gun. What a hoot!
My older one is some sort of British musket stamped 1837 as best I can tell but, there ain't much left of the gun. Just a stock and extremely corroded action and barrel. So, it does not really count.
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A 1891 Argentine mauser chambered in 7.65X53, perfect condition including the crests on the stock/ chamber. Given to me by my father a few years ago, has been in the family for 3 generations.
I also have a Marlin Model 90 16ga O/U shotgun, Circa 1937. Both guns are shot on a regular basis.
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier
and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the
service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the
love and thanks of man and woman."
-- Thomas Paine (The American Crisis, No. 1, 19 December 1776)
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Bought my S&W model 29 in 1983. It was the first handgun I ever purchased.
We can't stop here...this is bat country.
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