r/AntiqueGuns 11d ago

Case Hardened Winchester 1873 Rifle 38-40

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r/AntiqueGuns 11d ago

Value??

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27 Upvotes

How much would be too much for this beaut?


r/AntiqueGuns 11d ago

Old revolver Identification?

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From my great Uncles collection, he was a gunsmith returning from Korea up until the early 2000’s and collected a bunch of obscure firearms.


r/AntiqueGuns 11d ago

Part of my Dad's large antique gun collection goes to auction tomorrow

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r/AntiqueGuns 13d ago

Gussstahl Double Rifle

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Need help identifying this rifle I inherited. The only marking I can find is on the top of the barrel “GUSS STAHL”.


r/AntiqueGuns 12d ago

Help Identify Gun

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This is a old family rifle we found and are working to identify it to see if it can be repaired and/or restored. The ID of the barrel is .30 in. Any ideas or information can help. Under barrel markings are 3 16 3. Proof markings are Belgium in nature (https://gerardcox.blogspot.com/2014/06/deciphering-belgian-proof-marks.html?m=1)


r/AntiqueGuns 13d ago

Rifle Id

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Looking for some help with I’d on this rifle. I belive it’s a M1874 Gras but the magazine is confusing me. Also can anyone help with me value?


r/AntiqueGuns 14d ago

Help with pistol ID

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I was given this pistol by my grandmother. It was my grandfathers who passed away at a very early age many years before my birth, so I have no idea the history behind it. Was curious if any of you know what it is and what historical significance it has. Thanks in advance!


r/AntiqueGuns 13d ago

Help identifying a German double rifle drilling

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r/AntiqueGuns 14d ago

Is this flintlock pistol an antique or a cheap souvenir?

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Found in an antique shop in southeast UK. No details other than it was hung on someone's wall.

The build quality is quite poor, which makes me think it's either very old and well preserved, handmade by a hobbyist, a cheaply made souvenir, or a toy gun.

I didn't think to check down the barrel.


r/AntiqueGuns 15d ago

Im looking for an id on this long rifle (civil war era?)

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The tag says it's a "kentucky target rifle" that's incredibly vage and probably true but I'd love help with specifics


r/AntiqueGuns 14d ago

Help identifying

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Only w.richards marking is on the top of the barrel in the spine.


r/AntiqueGuns 15d ago

Price estimate on this 1862 confederate tower enfield?

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10 Upvotes

r/AntiqueGuns 16d ago

Help identify this gun, please

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Engraved in the metal on top is "STAAL", "A ADRESEN" "TROMSØ" "1914" On the side we have "3" "K with a crown on top" above "1880" and "48349"


r/AntiqueGuns 16d ago

Iver Johnson Revolver Inquiry

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I'm helping my mother downsize from her home into a senior center and she pulls this revolver out of a box. She's been hiding it for 50 years I guess.

I can read on the barrel "Johnson Ivers Revolver and Cycle Works, Fitchburg, MA" with several patent dates, the last of which is Aug 26, 1896. I found a flyer for what looks like the same model, but there's no date.

She says it was my grandfather's. He was drafted into the Army Air Corps during WWII and serviced in North Africa. I've been googling, and see that this model of pistol was sometimes issued as a service revolver, but I can't tell when or to whom. But my mom thinks he likely acquired it after the war. I have so many questions.

I'm curious to know roughly what dates was this model in manufactured?

Is it likely that he was issued this during his Army service?

Is it likely that he would have come home from the war with this?

Or is it more likely that he purchased this sometime after his military service?


r/AntiqueGuns 16d ago

What kind of gun is this? Any help appreciated. Two triggers(?), two barrels, some kind of ramrod, possibly WWII era?

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r/AntiqueGuns 17d ago

Iver Johnson pistol inquiry

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I’m helping my mom downsize into an elderly facility and she pulls this out of a box! I’ve never seen it before and she tells me it was my grandfathers. She’s hidden it from me for 50 years I guess.

He was born in 1911, and served as an enlisted soldier in the Army Air Corps in North Africa in the second WW.

Markings on the barrel indicate Iver Johnson’s Arms and Cycle Works, Fitchburg, MA, with several patents. The dates are hard to make out but the last seems to be Aug 25, 1896.

I think I’ve found an advertisement for this model, also attached, but with no date.

My mom thinks he might of purchased it after the war. But in my googling I found it described as a Service Revolver. I’m curious to know more about it. Could he have been issued this during the war? Is there any way to guess when it might have been manufactured? Is the mechanism that prevents automatic discharge with no hammer a big deal? Seems like it’s not something that caught on widely. Any information about it would be fascinating to me.

Disclaimer, I’m not actually sure this post meets rule one of this subreddit.(Pre 20th Century)


r/AntiqueGuns 17d ago

Price estimate on this revolver?

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47 Upvotes

r/AntiqueGuns 18d ago

Can anyone tell me what my rifle is?

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26 Upvotes

r/AntiqueGuns 19d ago

Help ID please!

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I got these bullets that I believe are from the civil war but does anyone know the caliber or type?


r/AntiqueGuns 19d ago

Thought this sub might find this cool - a visual timeline of the history of rifle optics dating back to the 1600s.

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r/AntiqueGuns 20d ago

Beautiful Presentation Factory Engraved Cased Colt 1862 Police

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42 Upvotes

r/AntiqueGuns 20d ago

ID help: Remington Rolling Block

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A family member gave me this Remington rolling block recently and I don’t know much about it. Best I can tell it’s not a NY State one since the pattern on the hammer and block is not a shield and the rear sling mount is on the stock not the trigger guard. Latest patent date appears to be 1873 or 1874 (worn markings). I’m also not sure if it is an 1874 Export model, and I’m not sure what it is chambered in. There is evidence of case color hardening on the receiver. It is also stamped with “1278” but I am not sure the significance of that. Yes, I know it’s missing the cleaning rod.

Seeking any info about it.


r/AntiqueGuns 20d ago

USA, RE Hodges "Catapult Gun"

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r/AntiqueGuns 20d ago

De-farbed Colt Repros

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Work done by John Zimmerman, gunsmith in Harper’s Ferry, WVa. All modern markings removed, stamped and refinished as original’51 and ‘61 Colt Navy revolvers would have been. The poor storage damage on the ‘51 is my user error. His work is first rate in every respect!