I am fully aware that there is a thread on Guns, but that one is about modern weaponry and buying ammo from Wally World. This thread is, I hope, about guns that are at least 100 years old, which is the benchmark before something is considered an antique.

In a long ago thread, I wrote about how my husband's grandpa owned a handgun and a rifle to protect grandma and the kids (after all, it can get rough in rural Kansas in the 1880's). My husband inherited both pieces of weapon after his dad died. A regular customer of mine at the coffee shop is a former Marine and gun enthusiast. I brought those guns to the shop one day so he could examine them.

He was fascinated by the Smith and Wesson Double Action .22 which is still in the original box. On the outside of the box, grandpa had written the serial number and "12.00" in pencil. $12 was a lot of money back then. This customer did some research for me and said that our gun was not the first edition kind, but likely manufactured between 1880 and 1910. Alas, because it is second edition and only in fair condition, it is not worth very much, but definitely more than $12.

The rifle is a Remington pump kind. You have to load the bullets into a long skinny cylinder. We don't have any bullets for it though. The wooden stock is well worn. Grandpa sure used this thing good shooting racoons and protecting grandma and the kids. My customer did not know much more about the value of this little beauty. If I could find some bullets, I'd like to take it out and shoot some watermelons or something. Sounds like a lot of fun!

Anyone else have old guns?

 

I've got a 1901 Norwegian Krag, the Swedish Mauser has a couple more years to make the century mark. No where near 100 but I had to take my dad's 38 Officer's model to a gunsmith. First thing the guy said was, "You know how old I am?" It was made late 20s and sat on a shelf for a few years before my dad bought it.

 

I have got a civil war era rifle that I got from my father. My brother has an American revolution musket. I like old guns and wish I could buy some more.

Skyhigh

 

When I was a kid my father was given a break-top Stevens 12-gauge single-barrel shotgun. It was manufactured sometime in the first half of the 20th Century, just an economical hunting gun. He never shot it. Out of curiosity when I was a child I asked to shoot it. He got some shells and let me shoot it, and I liked the solid feeling like a good pair of jeans. But it kicked too much for a child, so I never shot it again. In the last 35 years as far as I know I am the only one who has shot that gun. My father still keeps it in his home. It is not a collectible- just a farm gun, but it serves as a bond between us.

 

I have a six barrel muzzle loading cap and ball pepperbox revolving derringer size pistol, about .25 caliber, with the logo Manhattan Arms, and no other identifying marks. It was found in the woods in Eastern Pensylvania around 1920 by my father.

I'm trying to figure out what it might be worth, but none of the books or online shops seems to recognize it.

Joe

 

Just a repro of an 1860 Colt Army. These were made from 1860 until the advent of metallic cartridges in 1873. Colt sold about 120,000 to the Army and they were used through the Civil war and during the westward expansion.

 

My pops has a Korea-era M1 Carbine...

Not 100 years old, but I'd definitely call it a historical antique.

 

ever since I shot my brother with a BB gun on Christmas, mom won't let me have guns.....

 

.36 or something else?

 

Only one...
1906 .38 S&W