Brady canvas & leather rifle slip. Purchased 1975 from Gentrys.
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Oldest bit of kit you are still using
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The oldest piece of kit still in use is me.
Burnies Boy
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I still have a Wrights of Huntly roe sack, it must be approaching 40 years old now. The liner has been replaced a couple of times but the leather straps and the sack itself are in remarkably good condition for its age. It was also used for carrying pigeons when I did a fair bit of decoying, quite a load 50 plus pigeons on your back plus the rest of your decoying equipment in another bag, mine you this was long before the whirly was invented so no battery and motor to carry.
alberta boy
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A Carl Gustaf made Swedish M96 in 6.5X55 that was made in 1903 , it still shoots better than I can , great old rifle . I also still wear my issue Canadian Army Winter Jacket , made in 1967 and still going strong .
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I have a heavy Woolrich red plaid hunting outfit (pants and jacket) my father bought when he immigrated in 1946. I use a couple of powder measures from the 1920's. I have a Winchester Model 68 rifle my dad got for me the morning I was born -it was 2nd hand then for $2. I have bullet molds from the 1890's. My oldest rifle is my 1861 Snider Enfield Non-Com rifle. My oldest revolver is a 2nd Hand Ejector S&W made in December 1929. Six and a half inch 44 Special. My oldest automatic is a Nambu from the 1920's. My military target rifle is a M-96 Swede/Husqvarna dated 1920. The oldest revolver with regard to how long I've had it is a 4.625" Ruger Blackhawk .357 Magnum my then new bride gave me for quitting smoking. I still have it and shoot it accurately without effort.~Muir
A multi-blade (like a Swiss Army thing) knife made by Inox (a stainless steel producing Italian firm that relocated to Indiana, USA). It has all the usual suspects, a large and small blade, scissors, corkscrew, thing for getting stones out of horse's hooves, bottle opener etc.
My Dad used to go abroard on business trips occasionally and would bring something back for me and my brothers and this was one such thing. Lovely stainless steel thing with engine turned patterned sides and the large blade having Inox on one side at the bottom and on the other side a head of an Indian in headdress and "Indiana" thereon. I would have got it in about 1968 and it's been used for the usual things, including sharpening pencils, as a screwdriver, letter opener, playing splits (totally unsuitable, obviously resulting in a wavy end to the big blade, later corrected), cutting nails, making holes in belts, opening the odd bottle of wine and even pressed into service opening tins of beans when the kitchen can opener failed. But strangely, never to take a stone out of a horses hoof. Such things as these I find very endearing and it lives in a desk drawer now, to be eventually given to one of my children. But probably worth a couple of good conkers and a snake belt.
My Dad used to go abroard on business trips occasionally and would bring something back for me and my brothers and this was one such thing. Lovely stainless steel thing with engine turned patterned sides and the large blade having Inox on one side at the bottom and on the other side a head of an Indian in headdress and "Indiana" thereon. I would have got it in about 1968 and it's been used for the usual things, including sharpening pencils, as a screwdriver, letter opener, playing splits (totally unsuitable, obviously resulting in a wavy end to the big blade, later corrected), cutting nails, making holes in belts, opening the odd bottle of wine and even pressed into service opening tins of beans when the kitchen can opener failed. But strangely, never to take a stone out of a horses hoof. Such things as these I find very endearing and it lives in a desk drawer now, to be eventually given to one of my children. But probably worth a couple of good conkers and a snake belt.
kenbro
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Did you buy it new?
Ken.
East Coast Lifeboat
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I still use my 1960s 10 bore on high ducks and geese... Its not valuable or even desirable to other shooters but I love my old 10. When I comes to dropping high passing fowl in fast wind the 32 inch tubes, full/full barrels and overall heavy weight swing fantasticly delivering the 60gr loads of Bismuth with authority. There are supposedly better guns on the market. But in my humble opinion. My old double ten is hard to beat for a fowling gun!
Ooh! EAST COAST LIFEBOAT I love that picture. And a recoil pad done as it should be. Thank you for sharing it.
Camilus knife given to me late 70s and a Swandri ranger shirt from 1980 sleeves repaired by my old mam - god rest her.
I still have a jumper knitted by my auntie in 76 that I ended up wearing as my hunting jumper
This was known as my lucky Jumper and is referenced in J Darcey’s book Dig Deep and throw back
Great thread this. I bet everyone who posted smiled during writing their bits
Good hunting all
I still have a jumper knitted by my auntie in 76 that I ended up wearing as my hunting jumper
This was known as my lucky Jumper and is referenced in J Darcey’s book Dig Deep and throw back
Great thread this. I bet everyone who posted smiled during writing their bits
Good hunting all
East Coast Lifeboat
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you have a good eye.. The pad is a original Silvers!
hmm well 
maybe ! the Bullets as the copper is as old as the earth and the lead is as not much older, then the iron thats in the rifle and the oil thats in the plastic stock , ahh crap I need new gear mine's all pre dino's
kenbro
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Is that a Matador?
Ken.
Bog Oak priest, in the family since the 1890's, but but the tree it came from.....not sure how long it takes to petrify Oak, but its a long time. Carved with shamrocks that leave a really good print - if you miss and hit your hand instead. Just saying.
East Coast Lifeboat
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Yes I it is a Matador.
Norfolk Horn
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I was think that I had one years back Winchester xx cartridges good gun just I didn't like the recoil if not mounted correctly. Went on to a browning auto ten which I still have but haven't used in anger for years now
East Coast Lifeboat
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Im quite a big chap and the Matador is heavy so I have never really had issues with recoil. There has been a Browning Gold 10 for sale in my local gunshop for years and I have picked it up and came close to buying it a number of times. However. I load my own cartridges for my 10 and I have heard that the auto tens can be cartridge fussy and prone to jams especially with reloads in resued cases. My AYA 10 goes bang every time I pull the triggers which if you have waited for hours in a frozen gutter waiting for single chance at a shot onfast and high passing geese is most important!
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