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FINE REMINGTON NO. 1 ROLLING BLOCK MILITARY RIFLE. SN NONE. Cal. 7mm Mauser. Standard rolling block military rifle with 30″ tapered rnd bbl, tall barleycorn front sight and 1300 yard ski jump musket rear sight. Top of bbl has the caliber marking just forward of the handguard. Hammer has a checkered spur and the breech block tab is checkered in a shield shape. Top tang has 3-line Remington address & patent date of “1901”. Mounted with nicely figured slab sawed American walnut with full length forearm and handguard secured with two bands retained by a spring keeper in the rear one and with bayonet lug and wiping rod under the front band. Front band also has a sling loop with corresponding sling loop in the buttstock. Buttplate is standard smooth steel military rifle buttplate. Although these military rifles were produced in very large quantities and sold quite literally around the world in a variety of calibers, they are seldom encountered today in unused condition such as this one. PROVENANCE: Bruce M. Cady Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, probably unfired. Overall retains virtually all of its crisp orig factory finish to both metal & wood with bright crisp blue on the bbl Breech block & hammer and brilliant case colors on receiver, top & bottom tangs and trigger guard. Buttplate retains about 90% orig blue with wear on heel & toe. Wood is sound showing only one or two tiny handling & storage nicks and retains virtually all of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. 4-36930 JR225 (3,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010
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