SCARCE REMINGTON NO. 1 ROLLING BLOCK SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SCARCE REMINGTON NO. 1 ROLLING BLOCK SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN NONE. Cal. 50-70. Standard carbine with 20-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, pinched blade front sight and 2-position flip rear sight graduated to 500 yards. Top tang has usual Remington company & patent markings and the left side of receiver has a sling bar & ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with tapered, rounded forearm secured with a sgl band retained by a spring keeper. Buttstock has a straight grip with smooth steel carbine buttplate. These military rifles & carbines were produced in extremely large quantities in the period 1867-1888 and sold literally around the world as well as to the American military. They were extremely popular and saw service well into the 19th century and, given their hard frontier type service, are almost never found with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Bruce M. Cady Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Appears to be new & unfired retaining virtually all of its strong bright blue with some minor wear around muzzle. Bbl band retains about 95% high polish blue. Receiver, top & bottom tangs, trigger guard & buttplate retain about all of their strong, bright orig case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas. Breech block & hammer retain about all of their bright factory blue. Wood is sound with a very few, very minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. 4-36933 JR221 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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
	2127	$6,900.00	SCARCE REMINGTON NO. 1 ROLLING BLOCK SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN NONE. Cal. 50-70. Standard carbine with 20-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, pinched blade front sight and 2-position flip rear sight graduated to 500 yards. Top tang has usual Remington company & patent markings and the left side of receiver has a sling bar & ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with tapered, rounded forearm secured with a sgl band retained by a spring keeper. Buttstock has a straight grip with smooth steel carbine buttplate. These military rifles & carbines were produced in extremely large quantities in the period 1867-1888 and sold literally around the world as well as to the American military. They were extremely popular and saw service well into the 19th century and, given their hard frontier type service, are almost never found with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Bruce M. Cady Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Appears to be new & unfired retaining virtually all of its strong bright blue with some minor wear around muzzle. Bbl band retains about 95% high polish blue. Receiver, top & bottom tangs, trigger guard & buttplate retain about all of their strong, bright orig case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas. Breech block & hammer retain about all of their bright factory blue. Wood is sound with a very few, very minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. 4-36933 JR221 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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