RARE REMINGTON NO. 3 HEPBURN “B” QUALITY MID-RANGE TARGET RIFLE.

RARE REMINGTON NO. 3 HEPBURN “B” QUALITY MID-RANGE TARGET RIFLE. SN 5128. Cal. 38-40 Hepburn or 38-50 Hepburn. Fine match rifle with 30-1/4″ medium weight oct to rnd bbl with German silver blade Rocky Mountain front sight, very long semi-buckhorn rear sight and vernier tang sight with 3-1/4″ staff. Top flat of bbl has the company name & address. Mounted with highly figured American walnut with long, slender, checkered forearm and nickel plated steel semi-schnable tip. Buttstock has short raised side panels with checkered rnd grip, high comb & cheekpiece with nickel plated brass Swiss buttplate. SN is found on bottom tang, bottom flat of bbl under forearm, inside buttplate, on rear face of forearm and front face of buttstock. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms fewer than 1,000 of these match rifles were produced in both “A” & “B” quality in the period 1883 to 1907. These rifles generally saw hard service with the shooting fraternity and are rarely found in orig configuration with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Mike Clark 1987; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching as noted above. Front sight may have been changed; bbl retains 95-96% orig blue with slight muzzle end wear, a few minor nicks & scratches and a few scattered freckles of light rust; receiver retains virtually all of its orig case colors, strong & bright over most of surface, brilliant in sheltered areas; wood is sound with a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-45428 JR293 (5,500-12,500)

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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	1710	$6,900.00	RARE REMINGTON NO. 3 HEPBURN “B” QUALITY MID-RANGE TARGET RIFLE. SN 5128. Cal. 38-40 Hepburn or 38-50 Hepburn. Fine match rifle with 30-1/4″ medium weight oct to rnd bbl with German silver blade Rocky Mountain front sight, very long semi-buckhorn rear sight and vernier tang sight with 3-1/4″ staff. Top flat of bbl has the company name & address. Mounted with highly figured American walnut with long, slender, checkered forearm and nickel plated steel semi-schnable tip. Buttstock has short raised side panels with checkered rnd grip, high comb & cheekpiece with nickel plated brass Swiss buttplate. SN is found on bottom tang, bottom flat of bbl under forearm, inside buttplate, on rear face of forearm and front face of buttstock. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms fewer than 1,000 of these match rifles were produced in both “A” & “B” quality in the period 1883 to 1907. These rifles generally saw hard service with the shooting fraternity and are rarely found in orig configuration with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Mike Clark 1987; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching as noted above. Front sight may have been changed; bbl retains 95-96% orig blue with slight muzzle end wear, a few minor nicks & scratches and a few scattered freckles of light rust; receiver retains virtually all of its orig case colors, strong & bright over most of surface, brilliant in sheltered areas; wood is sound with a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-45428 JR293 (5,500-12,500) 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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