What is the oldest pistol you would be confident carrying for self defense?

[AZ Refugee]

1911 or Hi Power

 

[seeker_two]

SAA, S&W, or Remington revolver of the 1880's era.

 

[Vaquero]

Colt Richard's conversion.

 

[Maverick44]

I'd carry a well made 1800's revolver like a SAA, Remington 1875, S&W Model 3, or a Merwin and Hulbert or a cartridge conversion of one of the C&B revolvers. I'd draw the line at using unmodified C&B revolvers unless that was literally my only choice. Cap jams are a bitch.

 

[grumper]

 

[smittyb]

I figured @Moonpie would say some Wheellock…

 

[prisondoc]

I figured @Moonpie would say some Wheellock…

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[Wiliamr]

 

[Moonpie]

I have carried a flintlock a time or two just for giggles.
It fires a big ol roundball. You won’t wouldn’t want take get hit with it I guarantee.

 

[Roscoe]

My 5 1/2" Colt mdl 1917 .45 acp revolver is the oldest gun I own. I wouldn't be afraid to carry it for defense - if that was the best I could come up with.

 

[308nato]

Back when I drove truck for an air freight company in Chicago I carried
a Beretta .32 made in 1944.
Never had a problem with it.

 

[vmax]

Give me a old 1980s Ruger Speed Six any day for carry

 

[billtool]

1911 or Colt SAA

 

[tonelar]

I’m not carrying anything I can’t replace with little effort.

 

[Elm Creek Smith]

I carried my 2" S&W Model 12-2 Airweight .38 Special (shipped 1963) for years in the pocket of my uniform as a backup and off-duty gun. I finally retired it to the safe, but still carry my 4" S&W Model 65-1 .357 Magnum (shipped around 1977) which is the last revolver I carried on duty for my last week before retirement in 2017. (I had already cleaned the 4" S&W Model 686-6 that I was issued for turn-in.)

If I wasn't afraid of something happening to it I would still carry the S&W Model 1917 that my grandfather brought back from WW1 and my father carried while flying bombers in WW2.



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[seeker_two]

Back when I drove truck for an air freight company in Chicago I carried
a Beretta .32 made in 1944.
Never had a problem with it.

Good choice in .32. Those were often more reliable than the PPK's.....

 

[magholder]

I would say a 1911, but it has been years since I have carried one.

 

[justmax]

As for by design, a Walther PPK. It is and older Interarms from the late 70s or earlly 80s.

As for actual age, I have several no dash S&Ws (37,38,39)

 

[Charlie]

1911! I carry a 3" version (Colt) daily!

 

[Coyote9]

1911 then ppk 380 then p35 hi power although one of the three times which I have actually presented in self defense was with a single action revolver