February 25, 1896.
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Oldest firearm you own?
- Thread starter GeauxLSU
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Martini Henry from 1886
Close second Trapdoor Springfield 1892 SN between JAN‑MAR 541221 and APR‑JUNE 547121
My Krag was was made in 1900!
Close second Trapdoor Springfield 1892 SN between JAN‑MAR 541221 and APR‑JUNE 547121
My Krag was was made in 1900!
I believe it is ~54 caliber. It was just a few 1000ths under a 20 ga shot gun. I know cause dad was a machinist by trade and wanted to be able to shoot it. He took a little bit out of the chamber and it will now chamber a 20.
The 1911 carbine was the fore-runner of the K31. It was a shortened version of the model 1911 which had a 31" (!) barrel.
You can look up your serial numbers of all the different models on this site:
http://oldmilitarymarkings.com/schmidt_rubin.html
Savage 1907 pistol, although mine dates to 1909-10.
Very cool little pistols... the original 'pocket pistol' with a 10 round double-stack magazine in 32 ACP. Well made and very collectible but still available at very reasonable prices.
The big-brother (45 ACP version) of this pistol was the runner-up to the 1911 in the military trials after the Luger pulled out.
Very cool little pistols... the original 'pocket pistol' with a 10 round double-stack magazine in 32 ACP. Well made and very collectible but still available at very reasonable prices.
The big-brother (45 ACP version) of this pistol was the runner-up to the 1911 in the military trials after the Luger pulled out.
Got a Winchester rifle from December 1976 but it was new when I got it. It was such a life changing event I still remember the serial number. I have a couple of 22 revolvers from the 70’s because nothing better has been made since. I am all functionality, If a better gun is built that is what I use. I have a 1911 but it was built in the 2000’s.
Libertas Musket - Revolutionary War.
