I'm old enough to remember 60's magazine ads for '88 Commission rifles selling for $19.95...my oldest (and favorite) rifle is my 1891 Argentine mauser. A real beauty.
My oldest milsurp are a Gew98 made in 1917, a Carcano carbine made in 1917 and a Winchester Model of 1917 made in 1918. But my oldest gun is a Wnchester 1897 made in November 1897.
You need a 71/84 mauser. Very interesting overly engineered, and you can reload for it. Dies, brass, and bullet molds are available. They don't break the budget and barrels are usually pristine. I love the tube mag and elevator.
I have a 1873 Trapdoor Springfield Rifle made in 1876 in 45-70. Its in good shape with a good bore. I never shot it before its just kind of neat wall hanger gun that may have been used in the wars in the old west and that to me makes it cool. My next oldest in my collection is a Mosin Nagant 1891 made in 1893 that has definitely seen better days.
What's shaking RR? WOW! Great rifles and history lesson. 1886 Lebel looks awesome. So does the Italian rifle. I would hate to carry it however. They all look good friend. Nicely done sir. Peace, John.
Kia Ora from NZ . Really enjoy your videos 👍you really no your stuff. Fascinating. Mmm I've got a few old NZ land wars rifles & pistols. I think? The oldest 1 is an Leige contract made for British contract muskatoon . Old weapons were sent back to UK & whatever worked was keept and the barrels were all changed out( Leige) mine has an 1860 lock the barrel is 1870 manufacture. Keep up the good mahi ( work) Always look forward to seeing the vids. Happy New Year Nga mihi Kind regards Mac
I've got an 8mm converted 1890 Turkish Mauser. I love it, but would love it more in 7.65. Koba49 shoots his 1870/87/15's and never has had an issue. He's done extensive testing of handloads for it and has tons of videos on it. I can't figure out what c&rsenal was doing wrong to crack theirs the way they did other than just overdoing it on powder trying to prevent squibs.
I love the old school blackpowder cartridge rifles. I lucked into a Steyr contract Mauser 1871 for a hair over $400. By far the most interesting one in my collection is the Werndl-Holub 1867/77. Such a unique flip open block assembly, and the archaic external side hammer is reminiscent of percussion cap muskets/rifles.
My oldest is the same as yours, picked up my Vetterli for 125 bucks a few years ago. It has been converted to fire 6.5 carcano. Basically a wall hanger for me.
yeah, DO NOT SHOOT IT WITH FULL POWER CARTRIDGES, those things were designed to shoot lower pressure cartridges and will blow up if you shoot something like ppu, steiner, or surplus ammo
I have 3 Model 1871 Ward Burtons. A carbine of which only 314 were made and 2 rifles of which there were just over 1000 made. These were made at the Springfield armory and saw service in the West and the Indian Wars. I also have 3 model 1873 trapdoor Springfields, 2 rifles and a carbine. I would think you should try to find a nice trapdoor for your collection?
Oldest for me is a 1879 MkIII Martini-Henry short lever. Love the thing. I have a reproduction 1861 Enfield Musketoon that I enjoy shooting period correct paper cartridges
I'm not the biggest fan of rifles you have to hunt down ammo for. my oldest would be a Moist Nugget 1890's. I really love your channel bud, always interesting stuff!
I'm sure you know it already, but your 88 stock likely needs some relief right where the cartridge guide is, the part similar to the interrupter on a mosin. When century had barreled actions for cheap, my friend picked up a few and they were all 88/05's. He got a stock on ebay but it turns out it was for an original 88. I compared it to the stock from my 88/05 and the area around the cartridge guide is the only difference.
Nice rifles. That part of history with its revolution in rifle and ammo technology in the late 1800's had as much of an impact on the world as the computer technology advances in the 1990's. There hasn't been much changed in military arms since then except full auto and the 5.56 cartridge IMHO.
I have a 1888 or "design by committee". Not one of my favorites. My actual oldest is a Civil War vintage Frank Wesson 1859 or so 32 Rim fire with the double trigger. I love your presentations. My Compliments...
I also have the 88-05 Commission Rifle made by Loewe in 1890 , it is in very good condition being from a reserve regiment , it also was sent to the Ottomans as war aide . My Type 30 Arisaka and I have a couple Austrian-Hungarian M95’s , not sure of production dates because they only marked them when they went into service . And I have no idea of when my Hanyang 88 was made
The 1888 might be my trial run with hunters lodge I really want one of the 30-06 Mauser rifles Thay have but without a c&r it won't be easy all the ffl's around here are pretty stuck up and don't like the deal with transfers so it is just to much of a headache I think but the 88 I can just buy and I have wasted 100 on worse things . Thanks for the vid
The oldest rifle I have is a toss up between an 1891 arginine Mauser or a 1889/11 Schmidt Rubin I just can’t remember the exact dates. I’d love to get my hands on a Mark 4 martini Henry rifle though.
I have 3 Gewehr 88's,3 Carcano's,2 1891 Argentine Mausers, 1 Yugo m-48,1 1909 Argentine Mauser, and a stock for a 1911 Swiss 1896/11. Oh and an oddball AR chambered in 7.62x39. Why 7.62x39? I dunno,why not! Out of all of these the Carcano's seem to be my favorite.
Oldest rifle in my collection is an 1884 Trapdoor Springfield made in 1888. Poor thing is in such bad shape though that it's been relegated to a wall hanger.
also I have a Veterli/Vitalli and a Dutch Beaumont 1870 Vitalli conversion and I also bought a spare Vitalli magazine I bought off eBay. I have never fired mine either. Othias scared me. As to your lust for a Krag, I own one, but mine is a family heirloom: Great Grandad was in the Spanish American War and his followed him home. Not a carbine, this is a full length rifle witll all the kit. I did a video about it which has a thumbnail of him made in the mid 1920s th-cam.com/video/Sqmp3Ew0z-c/w-d-xo.html
Me: notices a new Readiness Reviews video has uploaded. Me thinks: "Sweet😁" Also me: spots Gewehr 1888 rifle in thumbnail. Me response: instantly jabs screen so hard I almost break it😆 Seriously though, awesome vid and I can't wait for your next time you to decide to drag out that old warhorse. Cheers😎 EDIT: BTW my oldest is a Izhevsk Mosin-Nagant ex-dragoon with a hex receiver stamped 1927 but I would be lying if I said I wouldn't love to get my hands on either a Mauser 71/84 or a Vetterli-Vetelli M1870/87 if I was to get into a (non-reproduction) black powder rifle😉
I'm old enough to remember 60's magazine ads for '88 Commission rifles selling for $19.95...my oldest (and favorite) rifle is my 1891 Argentine mauser. A real beauty.
Place in SG News was selling them for $20 about 10 years ago. I got parts for them all over the house.
And you could mail them a check and the post office would deliver to your home.
1899 Swedish Mauser - all matching, w/ original bayonet
Those are very accurate,low recoil rifles
My oldest milsurp are a Gew98 made in 1917, a Carcano carbine made in 1917 and a Winchester Model of 1917 made in 1918.
But my oldest gun is a Wnchester 1897 made in November 1897.
I have 3 Dutch Beaumonts. Love them early cartridge rifles.
I’m a simple man, I see Readiness Reviews, I hit “like”. Oldest milsurp I have is Swedish M96 made in 1905, super clean, matching, shoots beautifully!
1899 swedish Mauser manufactured by Mauser. Still a sweet shooter
Rotten Tiger Imports. Pretty rough looking stuff. Thanks for the video.
Awesome collection!
My oldest is also a Vetterli 1870/87/15, manufactured in 1890 from Torre Annunziata.
Pretty neat ole' Smoke Poles 👍
You need a 71/84 mauser. Very interesting overly engineered, and you can reload for it. Dies, brass, and bullet molds are available. They don't break the budget and barrels are usually pristine. I love the tube mag and elevator.
I love mine. You can often find them in pristine condition. 43 Mauser isn’t hard to load once you get the components sourced.
I have a 1873 Trapdoor Springfield Rifle made in 1876 in 45-70. Its in good shape with a good bore. I never shot it before its just kind of neat wall hanger gun that may have been used in the wars in the old west and that to me makes it cool. My next oldest in my collection is a Mosin Nagant 1891 made in 1893 that has definitely seen better days.
Indian wars assault rifle, shoot the trapdoor light loads lead bullets, I harvested a doe with an 1870 50/70 this year. Black powder in the 50/70.
Wonderful video! My oldest video would be a swedish Mauser made in 1903. Please keep up the great content
My oldest rifle is a 1835 Patsdam musket, but the oldest one I’ve ever shot is my 1872 m14 converted Gras
Good stuff! Thank you!
Great video. I have them all as well. My oldest is an 1867 Chassepot
My oldest is a Mauser 1871 made in 1875. Hopefully not for long as I'm expanding my interest in older guns
Great rifles! My oldest is a 1871 Swiss Vetterli rifle in the original .41 Swiss rimefire.
I understand that the Vetterli bayonets were trimmed down and the excess front portions were fashioned into trench knives for close quarter combat.
What's shaking RR? WOW! Great rifles and history lesson. 1886 Lebel looks awesome. So does the Italian rifle. I would hate to carry it however. They all look good friend. Nicely done sir. Peace, John.
Kia Ora from NZ .
Really enjoy your videos 👍you really no your stuff. Fascinating.
Mmm I've got a few old NZ land wars rifles & pistols.
I think? The oldest 1 is an Leige contract made for British contract muskatoon .
Old weapons were sent back to UK & whatever worked was keept and the barrels were all changed out( Leige) mine has an 1860 lock the barrel is 1870 manufacture.
Keep up the good mahi ( work)
Always look forward to seeing the vids.
Happy New Year
Nga mihi
Kind regards
Mac
I like your collection. Have you ever thought about building a rack for them? It would make a more interesting background for your videos.
I've got an 8mm converted 1890 Turkish Mauser. I love it, but would love it more in 7.65.
Koba49 shoots his 1870/87/15's and never has had an issue. He's done extensive testing of handloads for it and has tons of videos on it. I can't figure out what c&rsenal was doing wrong to crack theirs the way they did other than just overdoing it on powder trying to prevent squibs.
I love the old school blackpowder cartridge rifles. I lucked into a Steyr contract Mauser 1871 for a hair over $400. By far the most interesting one in my collection is the Werndl-Holub 1867/77. Such a unique flip open block assembly, and the archaic external side hammer is reminiscent of percussion cap muskets/rifles.
Werndl is definitely on my list! They're neat!
1890
My oldest is the same as yours, picked up my Vetterli for 125 bucks a few years ago. It has been converted to fire 6.5 carcano. Basically a wall hanger for me.
yeah, DO NOT SHOOT IT WITH FULL POWER CARTRIDGES, those things were designed to shoot lower pressure cartridges and will blow up if you shoot something like ppu, steiner, or surplus ammo
My Gew 88/05 is a Spandau arsenal. My oldest is a Martini-Henery.
My oldest mil-surp would be the 1860 model
Gallagher made in 1862. Calvery length rifle. it's a 50 cal breach loading and black powder.
Gorgeous rifles! My oldest is a Swiss 1896/11 that was made in 1897. Shoots like a champ!
Hey Ready.. I thing my oldest rifle is a Carcano Calvary Carbine 1920 ish. Shoots ok. THANKS for the video.
I have 3 Model 1871 Ward Burtons. A carbine of which only 314 were made and 2 rifles of which there were just over 1000 made. These were made at the Springfield armory and saw service in the West and the Indian Wars. I also have 3 model 1873 trapdoor Springfields, 2 rifles and a carbine. I would think you should try to find a nice trapdoor for your collection?
Oldest for me is a 1879 MkIII Martini-Henry short lever. Love the thing. I have a reproduction 1861 Enfield Musketoon that I enjoy shooting period correct paper cartridges
I'm not the biggest fan of rifles you have to hunt down ammo for. my oldest would be a Moist Nugget 1890's. I really love your channel bud, always interesting stuff!
I'm sure you know it already, but your 88 stock likely needs some relief right where the cartridge guide is, the part similar to the interrupter on a mosin. When century had barreled actions for cheap, my friend picked up a few and they were all 88/05's. He got a stock on ebay but it turns out it was for an original 88. I compared it to the stock from my 88/05 and the area around the cartridge guide is the only difference.
Oldest i have is a Spanish mauser in 7x57 built in 1900
My oldest firearms are my snider carbine from the 1870s and my mk4 martini henry from 1880s. Also a 1889 and 1891 gew 88s
Nice rifles. That part of history with its revolution in rifle and ammo technology in the late 1800's had as much of an impact on the world as the computer technology advances in the 1990's. There hasn't been much changed in military arms since then except full auto and the 5.56 cartridge IMHO.
My oldest is an 1898 mfg. Chilean M95 Mauser. Favorite, and queen of my safe is a 1900 Schmidt Rubin 96/11.
The top of my want list is old US single shot military rifles. Rolling block and a trap door, also really want a Krag and a M1903
Yea... I kind of stole your idea and made a video of my own :).
My oldest rifle is a 1916 BSA Co. SMLE MKIII*..... for now!
I have a 1888 or "design by committee". Not one of my favorites. My actual oldest is a Civil War vintage Frank Wesson 1859 or so 32 Rim fire with the double trigger. I love your presentations. My Compliments...
My oldest is my 1890 Gew 88
I also have the 88-05 Commission Rifle made by Loewe in 1890 , it is in very good condition being from a reserve regiment , it also was sent to the Ottomans as war aide . My Type 30 Arisaka and I have a couple Austrian-Hungarian M95’s , not sure of production dates because they only marked them when they went into service . And I have no idea of when my Hanyang 88 was made
The 1888 might be my trial run with hunters lodge I really want one of the 30-06 Mauser rifles Thay have but without a c&r it won't be easy all the ffl's around here are pretty stuck up and don't like the deal with transfers so it is just to much of a headache I think but the 88 I can just buy and I have wasted 100 on worse things . Thanks for the vid
The oldest rifle I have is a toss up between an 1891 arginine Mauser or a 1889/11 Schmidt Rubin I just can’t remember the exact dates. I’d love to get my hands on a Mark 4 martini Henry rifle though.
My oldest: Italian Vetterli 1870 (dated: 1883)
I have 3 Gewehr 88's,3 Carcano's,2 1891 Argentine Mausers, 1 Yugo m-48,1 1909 Argentine Mauser, and a stock for a 1911 Swiss 1896/11. Oh and an oddball AR chambered in 7.62x39. Why 7.62x39? I dunno,why not! Out of all of these the Carcano's seem to be my favorite.
Oldest rifle in my collection is an 1884 Trapdoor Springfield made in 1888. Poor thing is in such bad shape though that it's been relegated to a wall hanger.
My oldest rifle is a M-91 Mosin from 1900...
My oldest rifle is my 1888 Manlicher made in 1889.
The TH-camr “TheKoba49”, explains how to hand load for Italian Vetterli
also I have a Veterli/Vitalli and a Dutch Beaumont 1870 Vitalli conversion and I also bought a spare Vitalli magazine I bought off eBay. I have never fired mine either. Othias scared me. As to your lust for a Krag, I own one, but mine is a family heirloom: Great Grandad was in the Spanish American War and his followed him home. Not a carbine, this is a full length rifle witll all the kit. I did a video about it which has a thumbnail of him made in the mid 1920s th-cam.com/video/Sqmp3Ew0z-c/w-d-xo.html
U.S. model 1898 krag rifle made in 1903
Me: notices a new Readiness Reviews video has uploaded.
Me thinks: "Sweet😁"
Also me: spots Gewehr 1888 rifle in thumbnail.
Me response: instantly jabs screen so hard I almost break it😆
Seriously though, awesome vid and I can't wait for your next time you to decide to drag out that old warhorse.
Cheers😎
EDIT: BTW my oldest is a Izhevsk Mosin-Nagant ex-dragoon with a hex receiver stamped 1927 but I would be lying if I said I wouldn't love to get my hands on either a Mauser 71/84 or a Vetterli-Vetelli M1870/87 if I was to get into a (non-reproduction) black powder rifle😉
Well, looks like more cheap Vetterlis for me, I won’t complain.
I have a graw. Can’t afford the ammo😞
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If you want a grad bayonets for you rifle let me know I have one with scabbard.