RARE REMINGTON HEPBURN NO. 3 LONG RANGE MILITARY RIFLE.

RARE REMINGTON HEPBURN NO. 3 LONG RANGE MILITARY RIFLE. SN 3315. Cal. 45-70. Extremely rare target rifle with 34″ rnd bbl, square base barley-corn front sight and a long range, windage adjustable, vernier type rear bbl sight with screw holes for two positions. Top of bbl, forward of the rear band has the Remington name & address. Receiver has the standard Hepburn features and markings. Mounted with uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with full length forearm & straight stock with smooth steel buttplate. Forestock has two bands with the front band having a sling loop with corresponding sling loop in the buttstock. Ramrod is missing from channel in forestock. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms production of this rifle was “extremely limited” and was produced in two grades, this being the standard grade, which was “designed specifically for competition in the Creedmoor contests”. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, no disassembly was effected to check for matching numbers. Bbl retains 75-85% orig finish turned plummy/brown; receiver, trigger guard and top & bottom tangs retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, fading elsewhere; wood is sound with several light nicks & dings on buttstock, light nicks & scratches on forearm and overall retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 4-45127 JR353 (4,000-6,000)

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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	2314	$4,600.00	RARE REMINGTON HEPBURN NO. 3 LONG RANGE MILITARY RIFLE. SN 3315. Cal. 45-70. Extremely rare target rifle with 34″ rnd bbl, square base barley-corn front sight and a long range, windage adjustable, vernier type rear bbl sight with screw holes for two positions. Top of bbl, forward of the rear band has the Remington name & address. Receiver has the standard Hepburn features and markings. Mounted with uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with full length forearm & straight stock with smooth steel buttplate. Forestock has two bands with the front band having a sling loop with corresponding sling loop in the buttstock. Ramrod is missing from channel in forestock. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms production of this rifle was “extremely limited” and was produced in two grades, this being the standard grade, which was “designed specifically for competition in the Creedmoor contests”. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, no disassembly was effected to check for matching numbers. Bbl retains 75-85% orig finish turned plummy/brown; receiver, trigger guard and top & bottom tangs retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, fading elsewhere; wood is sound with several light nicks & dings on buttstock, light nicks & scratches on forearm and overall retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 4-45127 JR353 (4,000-6,000) 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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