This is an extensive list of antique guns made before the year 1901 and including the first functioning firearms ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listings having none; multiple names are acceptable as cross-references, so that redirecting hyperlinks can be established for them.
A Abus gun (Ottomans – howitzer) Agar machine gun (US – machine gun – 1861) Allen & Thurber Single-Shot (US – pistol – 1848) Allen & Wheelock Drop Breech (US – rifle – 1860) Apache revolver (Belgium – revolver – c.1869) Arisaka Type 30 rifle (Empire of Japan – rifle – 1897/1899) Arquebus (Dutch – 15th century) Augustin Infantry Musket Model 1842 (Austrian Empire – rifle – 1842)
B Baker rifle (UK – muzzleloading rifle – 1800) Ballard Rifle (USA – rifle – 1862) Beaumont–Adams revolver (UK – revolver – 1862) Bedil (Nusantara – hand cannon – 14th century) Berdan rifle (USA/UK/Russian Empire – rifle – 1868) Bergman No.-series pistols (German Empire – semi-automatic pistol) Model 1894 (No. 1): 1894 Model 1896 (No. 2/3/4): 1896 Model 1897 (No. 5): 1897 Berthier rifles (France – rifle – c. 1890) Blunderbuss Bodeo Model 1889 (Kingdom of Italy – revolver – 1889) Borchardt C-93 (German Empire – semi-automatic pistol – 1893) British Bull Dog revolver (UK – revolver – 1872) Brown Bess (UK – musket – 1722) Brunswick rifle (UK – rifle – 1836) Burnside carbine (USA – rifle – 1858)
C Caliver (UK – arquebus – 17th century) Carcano Rifle (Kingdom of Italy – rifle – 1891) Chamelot Delvigne French 1873 (French – revolver – 1873) Charleville (French – musket – 1770s) Che Dian Chong (China – arquebus – 16th century) Coach gun (US – shotgun – 1850s) Colt's Manufacturing Company Colt 1851 Navy (US – revolver – 1851) Colt Army Model 1860 (US – revolver – 1860) Colt Dragoon Revolver (US – revolver – 1848) Colt House Revolver (US – revolver – 1871) Colt Lightning Carbine (US – carbine – 1884) Colt M1861 Navy (US – revolver – 1861) Colt M1877 (US – revolver – 1877) Colt M1878 "Frontier" (US – revolver – 1878) Colt M1892 "New Army and Navy" (US – revolver – 1892) Colt model 1839 carbine (USA – rifle – 1838) Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver " Root Revolver" (USA – revolver – c.1855) Colt Model 1871–72 Open Top (USA – revolver – 1871) Colt New Line (USA – revolver – 1873) Colt Open Top Pocket Model Revolver (USA – revolver – 1871) Colt Paterson (US – revolver – 1836) Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers (USA – revolver) Baby Dragoon: 1847 Pocket Model of 1849: 1850 Pocket Navy and Pocket Police: 1861 Colt revolving rifle (US – repeating rifle – 1855) Colt ring lever rifle (first and second model) (US – caplock revolving rifle – 1837 and 1838) Colt Single Action Army "Peacemaker" (US – revolver – 1873) Confederate Revolving Cannon
D Derringer (USA - small handgun) Philadelphia Deringer: 1852 Colt Deringer: 1861 Sharps Deringer: 1859 Remington Deringer (Model 95): 1866 Dreyse Model 1841 "Needle Gun" (Kingdom of Prussia – rifle – 1841)
E Enfield Revolver (UK – revolver – 1880) Evans Repeating Rifle (US – rifle – 1879-2001
F Ferguson rifle (British breech-loading rifle - patented December of 1776) Fayetteville rifle (CSA – rifle – 1862) Frank Wesson Rifles (USA – rifle – 1858/1861) Fusil modèle 1866 "Chassepot" (France – rifle – 1866) Fusil Gras mle 1874 (France – rifle – 1874)
G Gallager carbine (USA – rifle – 1861) Gatling Model 1861 (USA – machine gun – 1862) Gewehr 1888 / Model 1888 commission rifle (German Empire – rifle – 1888) Gorgas machine gun Guycot pistol Guycot rifle
H Harpers Ferry Armory Harpers Ferry Model 1803 (USA – rifle – 1803) Harpers Ferry Model 1805 (USA – flintlock pistol – 1805) Harpers Ferry Model 1816 (USA – rifle – 1816) Harpers Ferry Model 1819 "Hall Rifle" (USA – rifle – c.1820) Harpers Ferry Model 1841 "Mississippi Rifle" (USA – rifle – 1841) Harpers Ferry Model 1855 (USA – rifle – 1857) Heilongjiang hand cannon (China – hand cannon – 1288; oldest known surviving firearm) Henry Repeating Rifle (US – rifle – 1850s-1866) Huochong (China – hand cannon – 13th century) Hinawaju (Japan – arquebus and pistol – 16th century?)
I Istinggar (Nusantara – arquebus – 16th century)
J Jarmann M1884 (Norway – rifle – 1878/1884) Java arquebus (Nusantara – arquebus – 16th century) Joslyn rifle (USA – rifle – 1855)
K Kerr's Patent Revolver (United Kingdom – revolver – 1859) Kropatschek (Austria-Hungary – rifle – 1881) Krag–Petersson (Norway – rifle – 1872) Krag–Jørgensen (Norway – rifle – 1886)
L Lancaster pistol (UK – multi-barrel pistol – c. 1860) Lebel 1886 (France – rifle – 1886) Lee-Metford – MLM (UK – rifle – 1884) Lee-Enfield - MLE (UK – rifle – 1895) Lefaucheux M1854 (France – revolver – 1854) Lefaucheux M1858 (France – revolver – 1858) Lefaucheux-Francotte M. 71 (Belgium – revolver – 1871) LeMat Revolver (France/CSA – revolver – 1856) Lorenz rifle (Austrian Empire – rifle – 1855)
M M1867 Werndl–Holub rifle (Austria-Hungary – rifle – 1867) M1870 Gasser (Austria-Hungary – revolver – 1870) M1871 Beaumont (Netherlands – rifle – 1869/1871) M1879 Reichsrevolver (German Empire – revolver – 1879) M1882 Revolver (Switzerland – revolver – 1882) M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun "Potato Digger" (USA – heavy machine gun – c.1895) M1895 Lee Navy (USA – rifle, bolt-action – 1895) Mannlicher Mannlicher M1886 (Austria-Hungary – rifle – 1886) Mannlicher M1888 (Austria-Hungary – rifle – 1888) Mannlicher M1890 carbine (Austria-Hungary – 1891) Mannlicher M1894 (German Empire – pistol – 1894) Mannlicher M1895 (Austria-Hungary – rifle – 1895) Marlin Model 1894 (USA – rifle – 1894) Mars Automatic Pistol (United Kingdom – pistol – 1897) Martini–Henry Mark I, II, III, and IV (United Kingdom – rifle – 1871) Massachusetts Arms Maynard Carbine (USA – rifle – 1851) Mauser Gewehr 71 (German Empire – rifle – 1871) Gewehr 98 (German Empire – rifle – 1898) Mauser C78 "zig-zag" (German Empire – revolver – 1878) Mauser C96 (German Empire – pistol – 1896) Maxim Gun (United Kingdom – machine gun – 1883) Merrill carbine (USA – rifle – 1858/1863) Merwin & Hulbert revolvers (USA – revolver – 1876) Mitrailleuse (France – volley/machine gun – 1851) Model 1814 common rifle (USA – rifle – c. 1814) Model 1817 common rifle "Deringer" (USA – rifle – 1817) Model 1872 Revolver / Ordonnanzrevolver 1872 (Switzerland – revolver – c. 1872) Modèle 1873 revolver "Chamelot-Delvigne" (France – revolver – 1873) Modèle 1892 revolver "Lebel" (France – revolver – 1892) Morse gun (CSA – machine gun – ) Mosin–Nagant (Russian Empire – rifle – 1891) Murata rifle (Empire of Japan – rifle – 1880)
N Nagant M1895 (Belgium/Russian Empire – revolver – 1895) Nordenfelt gun (Sweden – machine gun)
O Ōdzutsu (Japan - hand cannon - 15th century)
P Palmer Model 1865 (USA – rifle – 1865) Pattern 1853 Enfield (UK – rifle – 1853) Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon (UK – rifle – 1861) Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle (UK – muzzleloading rifle – 1800) Petronel (arquebus – 16th century) Potzdam Muskets (Kingdom of Prussia – rifle – 1723)
R Rast & Gasser M1898 (Austria-Hungary – revolver – 1898) Remington Remington–Keene rifle (USA – rifle – c.1878) Remington–Lee rifles (USA – rifle – 1879) Remington M1867 (USA/Norway/Sweden – rifle – 1867) Remington Model 1858 (USA – revolver – 1862) Remington Model 1875 (USA – revolver – 1875) Remington Model 1890 (USA – revolver – 1890) Remington Naval Model 1865 Pistol (USA – pistol – 1866) Remington-Beals Pocket Revolver (USA – revolver) 1st Model: 1853 2nd Model: 1858 3rd Model: 1859 Remington Rider Single Shot Pistol (USA – pistol – 1860) Remington Rolling Block rifle (USA – rifle – 1860s) Remington Zig-Zag Derringer (USA – pistol – 1861) Richmond rifle (CSA – rifle – 1861) Ribauldequin (UK – 1339) Roper repeating shotgun (USA - shotgun - 1867)
S Savage 1861 Navy (USA – rifle – 1861) Salvator-Dormus M1893 (Austria-Hungary – heavy machine gun – 8×50mmR) Salvator Dormus pistol (Austria-Hungary – pistol –1891/1895) San Yan Chong (China – hand cannon – 16th century) Slocum revolver (US – revolver – 1863/1865) Schmidt M1882 (Switzerland – revolver) Schmidt–Rubin rifles (Switzerland – rifle – 1889/1896) Schwarzlose Model 1898 (German Empire – semi-automatic pistol – 1898) Sharps Rifle (US – rifle – 1848) Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 carbine (US – rifle – 1862) Schwarzlose Model 1898 (Austria-Hungary – pistol – 1898) Schönberger-Laumann (Austria-Hungary – pistol – 1892) Smith & Wesson Smith & Wesson Model 1 (US – revolver – 1857) Smith & Wesson Model 1 1/2 (US – revolver – 1865) Smith & Wesson Model 2 (US – revolver – 1876) Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver (US – revolver – 1870) Schofield Model 3 (US – revolver – 1875) Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army (US – revolver – 1861) Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1899 (US – revolver – 1899) Smith & Wesson Model 320 Revolving Rifle (US – rifle, revolving – 1879) Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless (US – revolver – 1887) Smith carbine (USA – rifle – 1857) Spencer 1882 (US - shotgun - 1882) Spencer Rifle (US – rifle – 1860) Springfield Armory Springfield Model 1795 Musket (US – rifle – 1795) Springfield Model 1816 (US – rifle – 1816) Springfield Model 1842 (US – rifle – 1844) Springfield Model 1855 (US – rifle – 1855) Springfield Model 1861 (US – rifle – 1861) Springfield Model 1863 (US – rifle – 1863) Springfield Model 1865 (US – rifle – 1865) Springfield Model 1866 (US – rifle – 1866) Springfield Model 1868 (US – rifle – 1868) Springfield Model 1871 (US – rifle – 1871) Springfield Model 1873 (US – rifle – 1873) Starr revolver (US – revolver – c. 1858)
T Tarpley carbine (CSA – rifle – 1863) Tranter revolver (USA – revolver – c. 1854) Type 26 revolver (Empire of Japan – revolver – 1893)
V Velo-dog (France – revolver – 1894) Vetterli rifle - (Switzerland – rifle – 1867/1869) Volcanic Repeating Arms (US – rifle & pistol – 1855–56)
W Walch Revolver (US – revolver – c. 1858) Walker Colt (US – revolver –1847) Webley Longspur (UK – revolver – 1853) Webley Revolver (UK – revolver – 1887) Werder pistol model 1869 (Bavaria – pistol – 1869) Whitworth rifle (UK – rifle – 1857) Winchester Repeating Arms Company Winchester Hotchkiss (USA – rifle – 1878) Winchester Model 1885 (US – rifle – 1885) Winchester Model 1887 (US – shotgun – 1887) Winchester Model 1890 (US – rifle – 1890) Winchester Model 1893 (US – shotgun – 1893) Winchester Model 1897 (US – shotgun – 1897) Winchester rifle series (US – rifle – first model 1866) Model 1866 Model 1873 Model 1876 Model 1886 Model 1892 Model 1894 Model 1895
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