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  • walt o

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    My oldest is this 1st model/second Issue from S&W made in 1861 and still shoot 22 cal cb 's

    something made when A.Lincoln was alive ,could have been carried in the War of Northern Aggression .
     

    Jmak

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    I have an 1892 Winchester 38-40. Per the serial number it was made in 1892. I recall messing with it as a child. Now I have it safely kept and will not part with it but pass it on to my sons.
     

    Sonney

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    Mossburge and Son 22 auto rifle. Been refinished and only shot once after rebuilt.

    Sonney
     

    nascarfantoo

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    Have a muzzle loader handed down from great-grandfather (at least that's the story) which appears to date back to Civil War era. Pretty rough condition.
     

    1911ly

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    My late wife's grandfather's 19My son has a nice peice of family history now.40 16ga Ithica shotgun. It was restored by my father inlaw before he passed away. I bought ammo but we haven't shot it yet.
     

    jgreiner

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    I have my granddaddy's single shot 12 gauge and grandmother's .22 bolt action from the other side of the family. Both are over 80 years old, guns that is. What's the oldest ones you have or inherited?

    1950's Winchester 67A bolt action rifle, 1970's Wichester 20 gauge single shot shotgun. 1970's S&W model 66 (got it from my dad). 1981 Ruger Mark l that I bought when I turned 21.
     

    jimbo-indy

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    Ithaca S/S double barrel 12 ga. 1908. Wife's grandfather's Colt "Lightning" revolver 1909. Remington model 12 pump action, take-down .22 (my father-in-law's) 1926, Remington 341P, 22 bolt action (my father's) the gun I learned to shoot with 1938.
     
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