RARE REMINGTON KEENE BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE.

SN NSN. Cal. 45-70. Beautiful sporting rifle with 24-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine with dovetailed front sight in top of bbl band and a Remington 1000 yard ski jump rear sight. Mounted in a spectacular 1-pc European walnut half-stock with checkered forearm and rnd grip with semi-crescent buttplate. Bolt, hammer, forend cap, carrier, trigger & buttplate are nickel finish. This is Remington’s first production bolt action repeating rifle and had visible hammer that was manually cocked after the bolt was closed on a loaded chamber. There were only about 5,000 Remington Keene rifles produced 1880-1883 in five different iterations with very few being the hunter’s or sporting rifle as found here. Those sporting rifles found today usually saw very hard service and are rarely found with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains a bright conserved finish with glossy bright blues and nickel throughout on metal surfaces. Wood is also expertly conserved with freshened checkering and a few light handling & storage nicks & dings. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. This gun has a wonderful appearance and is overall very pleasing – a rare gun! 4-55441 (4,000-7,000) – Lot 1468

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1468	$0.00	RARE REMINGTON KEENE BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. 45-70. Beautiful sporting rifle with 24-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine with dovetailed front sight in top of bbl band and a Remington 1000 yard ski jump rear sight. Mounted in a spectacular 1-pc European walnut half-stock with checkered forearm and rnd grip with semi-crescent buttplate. Bolt, hammer, forend cap, carrier, trigger & buttplate are nickel finish. This is Remington’s first production bolt action repeating rifle and had visible hammer that was manually cocked after the bolt was closed on a loaded chamber. There were only about 5,000 Remington Keene rifles produced 1880-1883 in five different iterations with very few being the hunter’s or sporting rifle as found here. Those sporting rifles found today usually saw very hard service and are rarely found with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains a bright conserved finish with glossy bright blues and nickel throughout on metal surfaces. Wood is also expertly conserved with freshened checkering and a few light handling & storage nicks & dings. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. This gun has a wonderful appearance and is overall very pleasing – a rare gun! 4-55441 (4,000-7,000) – Lot 1468 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARE REMINGTON KEENE BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE.