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1445
$1,725.00

JENKS-REMINGTON MULE-EAR CARBINE. SN NSN. Cal. 54. 24-1/4″ bbl with brass front bbl band with half moon sight, and loading lever slotted as rear sight. Breech area of bbl marked, “W. Jenks/USN/RP/P 1874/Cast Steel.” Lock-plate is marked, “Remington/Herkimer/N.Y.” Gun has two brass bbl bands, brass trigger guard, and brass butt-plate. Lock is equipped with a Maynard tape primer mechanism. There is an RP cartouche on left side of stock above trigger guard. The rear portion of brass trigger guard is equipped with a staple and ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain walnut, straight grip, and flat carbine butt-plate. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl is a splotchy dark brown and silver patina with shallow surface oxidation. Lock-plate, hammer, and Maynard tapper prime mechanism are a silver and brown patina mixed with shallow surface oxidation. Stock is sound with a crack running diagonally from rear trigger guard screw back about 3″. There is a couple of chips behind top tang and behind lock-plate. It was usual nicks and dings and retains a hand worn oil finish. Mechanics are good and bore is dull with good rifling and scattered moderate pitting. 4-32166 BDT263 (2,500-3,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008
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