Birth year guns - Do you look for them?

[JWC]

Is finding a birth year rifle, pistol, revolver, etc, important? To me, yes. I searched for a specific S&W revolver made in my birth year for years and years. Came close to the year a couple of times, but just could not find the S&W I wanted.

I am a Marlin fan also, and I had been looking for a Marlin 39a Peanut. Why you may ask, because it was only made one year, my birth year. I found one about 9 months ago, but I did not pull the trigger quick enough and it sold. Then low and behold, one came up on ODT. A little more than I wanted to pay, but I was not about to let this one get away from me. So, I paid more than I wanted to pay, but I have it.

Just asking how you guys feel about searching for a birth year gun. If you have found one, what is it and if you haven't found it, what are you looking to find.

Marlin 39a Peanut (Made in 1951 only)

It is nick named the "peanut" because of this peanut shaped brass insert

 

[Horsehat]

Own a Steyr 1956, same model as me. Not this one, I’m too lazy to go dig it out for a photo, but its twin.

 

[BIKER13]

would love to have a 1951 birth year Win 94.

 

[LethalEdge]

1958, and I have yet to find anything built in that year.

 

[41mag]

The best i can say is i have a Henry Big Boy in the .41magnum made with my name and dob as the serial number.
My ole lady had it made a few years back.
There are a couple of them i would like to have in my birth year. But so far....none in the collection

 

[lftd&pwrstrok'n]

Yes sir, still waiting on you to find me a S&W 65-1.

 

[lftd&pwrstrok'n]

Yes sir, still waiting on you to find me a S&W 65-1.

Wait. For some reason I thought the 65-1 was introduced in '72, like me. But just looked it up and apparently it was '74? JWC , have I been looking for the wrong model number all this time?

 

[edindah]

Have not really sought one birth date for sentimental reasons, but more for practicality, I.e. was the Mini 14 made before or after compatibility with both .223 and 5.56, was the Winchester 94 made in the good old days or when quality suffered some. Was the firearm produced before or after factory recall. I might have sought birthyear manufacturing, but I am not really into black powder muskets!

 

[BillsCamino]

Model 65 -1 1974 introduced
-2 1977 gas ring from yoke to cylinder
-3 1982 Eliminate cylinder counterbore

 

[BillsCamino]

I may have found my birth year gun.
I'm waiting for the results of the carbon dating test ...