Deguello
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Not my oldest, but worth a mention.
Diana Mod. 25 from 1938
Diana Mod. 25 from 1938
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Who owns the oldest air gun?
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Norm
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You may be right
trebor2020
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a great thread with some nice rifles and pistols.
heres my oldest, a 1960 hw55t.
heres my oldest, a 1960 hw55t.
gingernut
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As you wish
. They are modern copies - I could never afford the real things.
gedfinn
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I, HAVE ONE ! 23 & 25 & 27 & 35S ( Original)
Good in their day, Alas not worth much now,
My Fave, 23, Steel rifled barrel, Repeating !!! In their day !
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MDriskill
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Far from "oldest" in this thread, but my lone BSA just pips my few pre-war Dianas in seniority. It's a No. 1 Standard from 1920 - nice enough condition and a strong shooter.
It has been in the US for over 100 years, imported by "Production Equipment Company" of New York. Its claim to fame is the very rare model 21b peep sight with multiple apertures...which, however, suffers from an amateur "pocket knife" mounting job! It sits too high, too far to the rear, and crooked.
It has been in the US for over 100 years, imported by "Production Equipment Company" of New York. Its claim to fame is the very rare model 21b peep sight with multiple apertures...which, however, suffers from an amateur "pocket knife" mounting job! It sits too high, too far to the rear, and crooked.
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Mobiasstrip
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Lovely. On many collectors bucket list. Enjoy.
A classic and with that level of family history it has to be worth doing up
Pretty sure I don't have the oldest but do have some older than me granny!!
I got the top one of these three shooting quite nicely, The other two seem too far gone!!
The second from left (With no sights!) is a BSA Air rifle and dates to 1907 from memory..
I think this BSA break barrel was made in 1939 so is a mere pup compared with those gawjuss Giffards!!
I wasn't sure what this was for years but a German chap called Guido that's really knowledgeable about early German rifles told me it's a very early Model 27 as it has two screws at the front of the trigger guards, The makers tried to skim costs by redesigning it to have one screw securing the guard on the later models
A couple of Gems that could be anywhere between 1880 and 1930..
An early mk1 Meteor with bayonet attached!
Serial is N268 so will have been made possibly in 1959. It was nickel plated at some stage many years ago as it's wearing off with useage!!
An old Precision by Oscar Will, It has the manufacture date on it but I can't recall what it was!
Webley mk1 and mk2 Service..
John
I got the top one of these three shooting quite nicely, The other two seem too far gone!!
The second from left (With no sights!) is a BSA Air rifle and dates to 1907 from memory..
I think this BSA break barrel was made in 1939 so is a mere pup compared with those gawjuss Giffards!!
I wasn't sure what this was for years but a German chap called Guido that's really knowledgeable about early German rifles told me it's a very early Model 27 as it has two screws at the front of the trigger guards, The makers tried to skim costs by redesigning it to have one screw securing the guard on the later models
A couple of Gems that could be anywhere between 1880 and 1930..
An early mk1 Meteor with bayonet attached!
Serial is N268 so will have been made possibly in 1959. It was nickel plated at some stage many years ago as it's wearing off with useage!!An old Precision by Oscar Will, It has the manufacture date on it but I can't recall what it was!
Webley mk1 and mk2 Service..
John
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My uncle gave me a merlin early model when I was a lad, I used it so much that I wore the trigger out. My dad got it welded and re-ground at work, so I wore it out again
great memories of that little rifle. No scope for me though, just fixed sights. The rear sight was just a groove in the top of the pop up loading port.
Are you sure it's so old, I thought the model 27 was introduced in 1910? I have a rifle stamped with MGR and Diana Luft-Gewehr that might be a model 27 based on its length. To my knowledge, the earlier guns had octagonal to round barrels, round cylinder end blocks and the front of the trigger guard had a screw to each side. Later guns were all round barrels, flat-sided cylinder end blocks and a single screw at the front of the trigger guard. I could be completely wrong.
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Deejayuu
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Haven't got really old stuff but still have two bought new. First 1951, second 1965.
Mark Palmer
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Ok I'll rephrase it , pre ww1
junglie2022
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Lovely old gun but have you not thought about getting that rearsight mounted corretly ? It would make it a lot nicer to shoot it.Far from "oldest" in this thread, but my lone BSA just pips my few pre-war Dianas in seniority. It's a No. 1 Standard from 1920 - nice enough condition and a strong shooter.
It has been in the US for over 100 years, imported by "Production Equipment Company" of New York. Its claim to fame is the very rare model 21b peep sight with multiple apertures...which, however, suffers from an amateur "pocket knife" mounting job! It sits too high, too far to the rear, and crooked.
gedfinn
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Zoltan Dani
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Norm, have you had this fully restored as it looks immaculate, both the bluing and the woodwork?
I don't mean this in a disrespectful way, as some people might expect some patina on a gun this old, but I love it's perfect condition! Even the round screw heads show no signs of ever having been turned. Stunning !
Backgardenplinker
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Oi.. I didn't nick all my scopes out of the national maritime museum ya knowIs that one of yours @Backgardenplinker
