Old Stuff You Still Use ?

My '79 KM100 minicycle. I wanted one as a kid so I bought this one when I was about 48. Not used much anymore but still fires on 1st lick. I think I might take it down my icy driveway in a minute. It might not survive this spring's selloff.

And I've got a 101 year old model 94 still shoots straight but has some extracting issues (don't we all?)

1941 or 42 FN P-35, hot rodded and carried almost daily



1946 Lord Elgin


1954 Gruen


Oh yeah, a 1921 Smith & Wesson regulation police 32, goes camping with me every time I go

78 CT90. Still used weekly. Best $600 I have ever spent. I will never get rid of it.

Oh yeah, I also bought an old used Rockwell drill press from a cabinet shop about 25 years ago. No idea how old it is. I use it to make SteverStoves on, sell them to all you FF's, then buy beer with the money. To make more stoves with the empties.

Circle of life.

Oh good call. I also have a very old cast iron skillet that is at least grandma age. It's a prized possession, as i use it nearly daily, and it would be difficult to replace. years of use/seasoning have given it near perfect patina, which is better than non-stick. I've tried new iron, and it just doesn't have the same finish.

My favorite deer rifle is 115 years old.

WW2 Leica binoculars taken off a German soldier at Normandy ...damn nice binocs, exc condition

I don't host pics anywhere....always wondered what these might be worth

Live in a 1917 orchard farm house, built solid with rough cut demensional seasoned lumbar, they don't build them like this anymore, solid, no dry walls, no chip/particle board, cistern, well water...

1960s Dynaco FM3 tube tuner, Pat 4 preamp, Stereo 120 power amp - my original stereo with Klipsch Corner Horns(sold)...unlikely, but I pass with exc hearing now despite...James Gang, Dead, Led Zep, Moody Blues, Hendrix, ... with a Phase Linear amp driving them WFO

4 Early 80s JBL 4311B Studio Monitor speakers as my surround sound system = no cracker jack box speakers here, Hafler pre and power amps, bi amped fronts, 15" sub

1969 Mach One 351 cylinder heads, the good ones, etc

This is one of the best threads.

When I saw this, my first thought was, "that guy's a surveyor." I checked your profile - yep. I'm a PLS too and I still use my 41CX that I bought in college in 1985. I have the survey pack and math pack too. I remember paying $425 for it. It was my first-ever credit card purchase. I use it nearly every day. A few years ago, I got an old 41CV for a back-up.

My bike is 36 years old, it's my primary scoot. My car is 46 years old but I don't drive it in the winter. I know I have pics of my shovel on here somewhere, I'll see if I can post a pic in here.

Weston Master II light meter. Built in 1945 and still works. Had the selenium cell replaced and meter calibrated a couple years ago.

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Used regularly.

Also have a 1917 Lee Enfield no 1 mark III that I use a camp gun and a 1935 gillette double edge razor I got from my grandpa that I use every day. Find it gives a better shave then the new multi-blade things,

1950s western saddle. No maker's mark, unfortunately. Just "404". I've owned it since 1979 and still use it!

Moto Guzzi 1991 LeMans 1000 CI. Always wanted a LeMans, and finally found this rare example last year.

We have a Coleman lantern that dates back to the late 40's.
Have a pair of Vasque Whitney II hiking boots circa 1973.

This is a 1970 Ariens, but it has a newer engine.

I still use the Coleman stove from the '60s. It came in really handy when the '89 Loma Preita earthquake happened and the power was out for several hours. I was able to feed my scared and hungry kids. Looks like this one.

Good God !! Do you even use this or do you just stare at it ?!

So, I inherited that from my dad and decided to do some repairs one summer - which led to a from-the-bolts-up restoration.


So then, I gave it to my brother and restored this:a 1990's ST824.


But the snow is really heavy and wet in Boston, so now I have an 11.5hp Ariens Pro.

I had to restore the Ariens, because how could you throw away a machine that has a hub cap like this.

Sorry for the snarkyness I came from North Dakota and they would be beat up pretty hard once we were done with them Rust and dented up augers