EXCEPTIONALLY RARE REMINGTON WHITMORE MODEL 1873 DOUBLE RIFLE.

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE REMINGTON WHITMORE MODEL 1873 DOUBLE RIFLE. SN 1401. Cal. 40-50 Necked Sharps. 30″ Heavy de-carbonized steel bbls are stamped “E. Remington & Sons Ilion, N.Y.” on full length concave rib fitted with modified buckhorn sight with elevating slide. Screwed-on front sight base has German silver blade sight dovetailed through. Bbl flats are stamped with SN and “2” (Grade ?). Unique 1873 type action with monkey-tail lever and hammer retracting slide has all patent dates stamped into slide, as found on the earliest guns. Bar action sidelocks are fitted with non-rebounding high spurred hammers filed in a manner also unique to this model. Dense American walnut straight grip buttstock is uncheckered and measures 14″ over steel buttplate with spur. Matching splinter forend mounts to bbls with recessed side nail through oval steel escutcheons. Drop at heel: 2-7/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 14 lbs. 6 oz. LOP 14″. Accompanied by a 2-page hand-written letter dated “8-2-82” over the signature of Gordon Fosburg, addressed to Mr. Howard. Apparently Mr. Howard had written to Mr. Fosburg seeking his expertise on better identifying this dbl rifle. Mr. Fosburg writes that he does research on Remington firearms but has no specific information on dbl rifles. He does sight that in 1878 dbl rifles were listed as an option and in 1882 bbl inserts were offered. Apparently Mr. Howard was unable to find any additional information. PROVENANCE: Herb Glass 1982; Robert Howard Estate Collection. Voluminous copies of correspondence and further info regarding the history and sale of this rifle and its cartridge. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain 60 – 70% of their orig very thin blue. Sights retain a considerable amount of their orig temper blue. Action retains most of its orig muted case hardening color. Lockplates and hammers retain over 90%. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig rubbed oil finish with numerous marks and scratches. Very thin wood toward front part of forend has numerous chips. Bores are very fine, mostly shiny, with strong rifling and a few scattered pits, mostly toward breech ends, and in right bbl. Action is tight. Locks are crisp. As fine an example of this very scarce Remington variant as one could ever hope to find. 4-45438 MGM21 (10,000-20,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	1709	$16,100.00	EXCEPTIONALLY RARE REMINGTON WHITMORE MODEL 1873 DOUBLE RIFLE. SN 1401. Cal. 40-50 Necked Sharps. 30″ Heavy de-carbonized steel bbls are stamped “E. Remington & Sons Ilion, N.Y.” on full length concave rib fitted with modified buckhorn sight with elevating slide. Screwed-on front sight base has German silver blade sight dovetailed through. Bbl flats are stamped with SN and “2” (Grade ?). Unique 1873 type action with monkey-tail lever and hammer retracting slide has all patent dates stamped into slide, as found on the earliest guns. Bar action sidelocks are fitted with non-rebounding high spurred hammers filed in a manner also unique to this model. Dense American walnut straight grip buttstock is uncheckered and measures 14″ over steel buttplate with spur. Matching splinter forend mounts to bbls with recessed side nail through oval steel escutcheons. Drop at heel: 2-7/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 14 lbs. 6 oz. LOP 14″. Accompanied by a 2-page hand-written letter dated “8-2-82” over the signature of Gordon Fosburg, addressed to Mr. Howard. Apparently Mr. Howard had written to Mr. Fosburg seeking his expertise on better identifying this dbl rifle. Mr. Fosburg writes that he does research on Remington firearms but has no specific information on dbl rifles. He does sight that in 1878 dbl rifles were listed as an option and in 1882 bbl inserts were offered. Apparently Mr. Howard was unable to find any additional information. PROVENANCE: Herb Glass 1982; Robert Howard Estate Collection. Voluminous copies of correspondence and further info regarding the history and sale of this rifle and its cartridge. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain 60 – 70% of their orig very thin blue. Sights retain a considerable amount of their orig temper blue. Action retains most of its orig muted case hardening color. Lockplates and hammers retain over 90%. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig rubbed oil finish with numerous marks and scratches. Very thin wood toward front part of forend has numerous chips. Bores are very fine, mostly shiny, with strong rifling and a few scattered pits, mostly toward breech ends, and in right bbl. Action is tight. Locks are crisp. As fine an example of this very scarce Remington variant as one could ever hope to find. 4-45438 MGM21 (10,000-20,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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