What is the oldest gun you own?

I think I've got everyone beat. I have a Japanese matchlock carbine dated 1618 marked; "The Lord of Nagato Province caused this to be decorated" and then the date. It apparently was given by said Lord to someone as a presentation.
 
A late 1830's or 1840's Edwin Wesson marked .32 percussion target pistol. I have a Wesson percussion target rifle of the same style, but I think it's later.

I'm pretty proud of it- possible that his younger brother Daniel could have either helped made, or made it. :)
 
Argentine 1891 Long Rifle made by Ludwig Lowe in 1893
Swedish Model 96 made by Mauser Oberndorf in 1899
Swedish Model 96 made by Carl Gustaf in 1900

Oldest Smiths are a 1917 from 1918 and a Regulation Police from about 1920 that belonged to my G-GF.
 
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A pretty new (I guess) Colt mod. 1877 .41 Colt made in 1888. I got it dirt cheap because someone had it highly polished & reblued (probably in the 1960's) and added styleish fake ivory grip panels.

Serious (upscale) collectors cry and cringe, I don't care.
 
Oldest gun that I own is a .41 caliber Pennsylvania percussion rifle (circa 1850's), walnut half-stock, German silver stock mountings, in very good overall condition. I shoot it regularly with a heavily patched .395 ball and 40 grains of FFFg.

Oldest cartridge gun that I have is a Trapdoor Springfield .45-70 made in 1873. I have been shooting this one since 1978 or so with cast bullets and black powder charges. Took a bull elk with it about 25 years ago.

Oldest Smith & Wesson that I have is an original Russian .44. Unfortunately it is not in shooting condition, but overall not a bad representative piece.

I like the old stuff!
 
I have a "W.H. Hamilton" 12 gauge shotgun with 'twist belgian' barrels from about the 1880's.....found it in my step-dads closet when he died.

I have a Harrington & Richardson break-top .32 S&W 5 shot revolver - made from 1909 - 1913.
 
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I can't tell the manufacturer, but it is a pre-1900 top break double action .45 six shooter. Serial number is 21 and there is a crown proof on it so I think it came down from Canada. I have the flap holster it lived in for close to 100 years too.
 
.22 Single Shot First Model, shipped 03/21/1893. Always get a few shooters looking at it.
 
I've got a Swiss Vetterli bolt action in .41 Swiss rimfire that was made in the late 1870s. Its a non shooter. My oldest shooter is a Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55 made in 1894 but don't shoot it much. Then there is the 1891 Mosin Nagant made in 1904 that gets shot quarterly.

CD
 
Oldest shooter

Hungarian Mosin Nagant 7.62x54 1944. Had a Nazi marked K-98 but sold it. Couldn't take any more panting and drooling by my buddy. But I made him PAY! Got a 1961 Winchester 94 lever .30-.30. Still working on it. Needs the extractor pin drilled out and new one put in. Where does the time go?
 
1935 Winchester Model 12. It was an old gun with a busted stock when I bought it 47 years ago. It's been used and used since and still runs just like it's supposed to - THE perfect repeater :)
I still don't like the replacement stock I put on it though :( It was new and glossy and pretty - Seemed like a good idea at the time.
 
1873 Winchester in 38-40. Serial # has it as being manufactured in 1874. It's a shooter, and despite a few pits in the bore, it shoots tennis ball size groups at 50 yards. It has the original dust cover in place, as well as the original cleaning kit in the stock. 100% original with all parts intact. If I told you what I paid for it, you would not believe me! Another one of those "in the right place at the right time" deals.:)

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Show us a picture of that ancient piece

I would love to see that!!!

AZ Shooter said:
I think I've got everyone beat. I have a Japanese matchlock carbine dated 1618 marked; "The Lord of Nagato Province caused this to be decorated" and then the date. It apparently was given by said Lord to someone as a presentation.
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