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Not to be invasive but I'm wondering what percentage of your collection is older than you.

I'm at about 30%.
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42% (5 of 12)
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I'm fixing up a 1955 Stevens 87D so I thought I'd ask.
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NOT a large percentage, but what IS older than I am tends to be quite a bit older.
I've got a three or four from pre 1940 down to something like 1907 or so.
My first handgun was a 1917 Colt 1911 with government property marking.

To be honest I haven't even researched more than one or two of the revolvers. I think the last one I got included a letter or news article about the first owner who was a Texas or New Mexico sheriff back in the 50s.
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Re: Collection Age

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Everything is younger than I am.
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3 of the 11 that I own. The ones my Dad bought before I was born. Earlier than 1959.
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Post by runfiverun »

good lord.
gimme 15 minutes to go check

it's about a 50/50 split, but many of the not older ones are replicas.
the 15 Rossi's, and my bolt type hunting guns pretty much ruined the off set.
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I'd say I'm a 20% old models 70% newer. +guns
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Re: Collection Age

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Dad got me started collecting old military muskets and flinters. Then anything WW2 and earlier. So I recon I am 75-80% before my birth.
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Re: Collection Age

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10%.
A J.C. Higgins model 20 12 gauge shotgun my Dad purchased.
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