Oldest Functioning Firearm In Your Collection?

[ZipDrive]

Out of your collection, what is the oldest functioning firearm that you have?

Mine is a late 1940's Winchester Model 74. The serial number's weren't recorded well enough to give an exact date, but a good ballpark between '46 and '50.

[m4a1mustang]

1916 Spanish Mauser

[ratherfish]

1903 Colt Model M.

Manuf. 1911

[OakRidgeStars]

1964 Yugoslavian SKS rifle

[dorminWS]

Probably that "Black Army" 1911 Colt that was made in 1918, I guess.

[wpoppert]

1917 Mauser Gewehr 98

[zombiekiller57]

An old single shot .22 rifle and a .410 shotgun bold action with a 4 round clip, yes a clip. Unknown brand as I have not looked at them in years. They were my fathers and date back to the 1920's

[Kreutz]

m1895 steyr stutzen carbine. Was made in 1916 and someone refurbed it in 1933 based on the etchings.

makes a weird "bloop" sound and has nasty recoil. I like it.

[M1A4ME]

I think my 1911 made in 1917 is the oldest gun I own. I have some M1917's but have never tried to date them. Two of them have barrel dates in 1918 and the other has a replaced barrel. My 03 Mk1 has a barrel date of 5-18 on it.

[scrubber3]

My Mosin Nagant. 1939 Tula plant.

[rromeo]

Out of your collection, what is the oldest functioning firearm that you have?

Mine is a late 1940's Winchester Model 74. The serial number's weren't recorded well enough to give an exact date, but a good ballpark between '46 and '50.

Mine is a Winchester 72. No serial number at all. It's my favorite .22.

[jrswanson1]

My first Lee-Enfield was built in 1918. I don't have a date on my P14, but I suspect it's older.

[wpoppert]

m1895 steyr stutzen carbine. Was made in 1916 and someone refurbed it in 1933 based on the etchings.

makes a weird "bloop" sound and has nasty recoil. I like it.

I was thinking about getting one of those. Do you recommend it?

[Kreutz]

m1895 steyr stutzen carbine. Was made in 1916 and someone refurbed it in 1933 based on the etchings.

makes a weird "bloop" sound and has nasty recoil. I like it.

I was thinking about getting one of those. Do you recommend it?

Ammo is obscure and expensive; no.

[kanata67]

1903 iver pistol which takes 38 shorts which are a pain to find. Followed by a 1913 iver 16 ga which is with it's original carry sack and I have no desire to fire as it's just to pretty but works/ejects with dummy slugs. Followed by my 1023 mossin hex dragoon which has a heck of a kick. I should date my 7mm mauser as it fall's somewhere in that range.
As for oldest weapon... I have bronze age and roman arrow heads...

[Dooga]

Mine is lame: gen 1 G17 circa 1988

[Jakeiscrazy]

Mine is a Winchester 67A. Great .22 still shoots right on. Just ordered a new Sear/Extractor and spring for it. No serail number but I know it was made in the year 1935 because it still has finger grooves in the stock.

I also have a "Columbia" single shot shotgun. Has a patent date of 1903 on it but I can't find any info of it. After about 12 shoots including a little buckshot it devolped a gap between the breech face and the barrel. The takedown screw was made for cheap pot metal and warped in firing and stripped out. If I could find a new takedown screw and a hammer spring(lost the orginal ) then I could get it shooting again.

An old single shot .22 rifle and a .410 shotgun bold action with a 4 round clip, yes a clip. Unknown brand as I have not looked at them in years. They were my fathers and date back to the 1920's

Actually it's still a magazine. Clip hold the round to be fed into the magazine. But I know what you mean.

[gregj]

Colt revolver 41 special, it was my grand father's, and I expect it was his father's. IIRC, the serial number has it around 1870.

[LanceUppercut]

A 1916 Webley Mark VI in .455.

[Greybeard]

Swiss Vetterli 69-71. 10.4 mm 3d from bottom