Oldest piece of hunting equipment

[krizia829]

What's the oldest piece of hunting gear you own?

For me, it would be my Ruger 44 Carbine. My grandfather gave it to me a few years back. He got it back in the 80's. He traded some spearfishing equipment for it back then and now handed it to me! My vision isn't great, so I put a Leupold VX Freedom 2-7x33. Sling is original too. Other than that, all my other gear is from the last 15 years or so.

What's yours?? Let's see it!

 

[Railroader]

That's a fine little rifle. I have one, and will not part with it.

Choice of scope is perfect!

 

[35 Whelen]

Remington Model 700 Classic in 35 Whelen with Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8x36. Manufactured only one year, 1988.

 

[4HAND]

Remington model 31 12ga pump.
Was my Grandaddy's.
He died in 1965, before I was born.

 

[krizia829]

Remington Model 700 Classic in 35 Whelen with Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8x36. Manufactured only one year, 1988.

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Gotta love a classic! Beautiful rifle!

 

[specialk]

theres a knife thread on the forum i posted a pic of my first real hunting knife bought back in the mid 70s.....my first deer rifle was a 336 marlin 30.30 i got about 1980.....dont use any of them anymore though....

 

[Dupree]

1986 browning BLR. Made the same year I was born.

 

[Jimmypop]

Kessler bolt action 16 ga. shotgun I got for Christmas in 1953.

 

[Blackston]

Rem 700 mid 70’s it’s older than me bought it “ new “ 5 years ago ( it was a safe queen)

 

[Milkman]

As far as still being in use it’s the knife I started the linked thread with. I’ve had it since Christmas of 1972.

Anybody got an old deer hunting knife to show off

The pic is an Old Timer I got as a Christmas gift from my brother in 1972. Yep been using that thing as my deer gutting/skinning knife for 39 years. I know for a fact that between my deer and deer I have helped with or loaned the knife to others to use on this knife had cut hide or meat on...

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Retired guns
I have a 35 Marlin I bought in 1972

I have my Daddy’s Winchester 22 semi automatic from the 1950s

I have my Great Grandfathers 12 gauge single shot from the 1890s.

Edit to add that the 68 year old rifle toter, tractor driver, shooting lane clearer is still functional but just barely

 

[transfixer]

I've got a couple Case knives that I bought in the late 70's, early eighties, one bone handled Mako folder and a couple of fixed blades, a Rem 742 I got when I was 16, in 1977, manufactured in 73, a Ruger M77 bought new in 82, still have my grandads .410 which is from the 50's,

 

[bilgerat]

My Marlin Mod 1936 in 32 special, Ive owned it for about 7 years and have taken it to the stand a few times, Havent had the opportunity to shoot a deer with it yet but plan to tote it again this fall.

 

[transfixer]

I did have my grandads Marlin mdl 80dl until last year, when I passed it on to my nephew, it was made sometime in the 50's, still more accurate than 99% of the newer bolt action 22's

 

[Nicodemus]

What's the oldest piece of hunting gear you own?

For me, it would be my Ruger 44 Carbine. My grandfather gave it to me a few years back. He got it back in the 80's. He traded some spearfishing equipment for it back then and now handed it to me! My vision isn't great, so I put a Leupold VX Freedom 2-7x33. Sling is original too. Other than that, all my other gear is from the last 15 years or so.

What's yours?? Let's see it!

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I have this same rifle but mine was made in the 1960s. My Model 12 was made in the 1940s, and I made a knife for cleaning deer that was patterned in a style that was made 5,000 years ago. Material included.

 

[4HAND]

I should have mentioned, I don't use my Remington model 31 anymore.
I haven't shot it in probably 30 years.

 

[Ruger#3]

I have my uncles Winchester 1897 12 gauge and my Paps Winchester 1890 .22. I have been carrying the same sharp finger skinning knife for over 35 years, crafted in Spain.

 

[Hawken2222]

I have a model 12 featherweight made sometime between 1958 & 1962. It was a favorite gun used by an old friend of my dads named Leo. Leo was a retired army DI and he pheasant hunted with my dad starting in the 60’s through the early 70’s until he got sick. He got cancer and sold the gun to my dad literally a week before he passed. My dad then gifted the prized gun to me in 1999. It’s one of my most treasured possessions.

 

[Gadestroyer74]

I have a scent lokt suit I got from a good friend 24 years ago.. has a lot of sentimental value. Have to have it sewn recently from stitching coming out and front zipper messing up

 

[mwood1985]

1942 Mauser 98 remade into a sporter in .257 Roberts sometime in the 50s. And a AH Fox Sterlingworth 12ga my grandpa was given new in 1933. I use the rifle often. The shotgun for the first shot of dove season every year.

 

[Duff]

A gun is the obvious choice. What do y’all have other than that? I have a turkey vest I still use that’s 30 years old. Also have a treebark bugtamer (don’t use) about the same age