FINE REMINGTON KEENE BOLT ACTION RIFLE.

FINE REMINGTON KEENE BOLT ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-70. NSN. Standard rifle with 24” rnd bbl, full magazine, a tiny, dovetailed front sight on front band & a 1,000 yard, reverse mounted, ladder rear sight. Mounted in a nicely figured, uncheckered, 1-pc American walnut stock with raised side panels, straight grip & semi-crescent buttplate. It has standard markings on top of bolt with cutoff on left side of the action. This was Remington’s first successful bolt action repeating rifle and saw great service on frontier. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains most of its orig factory finish, slightly thinned & turning plum in front of rear band. Magazine tube retains about 75-80% bright orig factory blue, flaked in an area on left side & bottom near front band. Receiver & trigger guard retain about 95-96% strong, orig, factory blue with sharp edge wear & an area of patina on top rear with trigger guard & floorplate dull blue. Buttplate has traces of case colors, being mostly a smooth plum/brown patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. An outstanding example. 4-60718 JR391 (3,000-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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
	408	$3,565.00	FINE REMINGTON KEENE BOLT ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-70. NSN. Standard rifle with 24” rnd bbl, full magazine, a tiny, dovetailed front sight on front band & a 1,000 yard, reverse mounted, ladder rear sight. Mounted in a nicely figured, uncheckered, 1-pc American walnut stock with raised side panels, straight grip & semi-crescent buttplate. It has standard markings on top of bolt with cutoff on left side of the action. This was Remington’s first successful bolt action repeating rifle and saw great service on frontier. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains most of its orig factory finish, slightly thinned & turning plum in front of rear band. Magazine tube retains about 75-80% bright orig factory blue, flaked in an area on left side & bottom near front band. Receiver & trigger guard retain about 95-96% strong, orig, factory blue with sharp edge wear & an area of patina on top rear with trigger guard & floorplate dull blue. Buttplate has traces of case colors, being mostly a smooth plum/brown patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. An outstanding example. 4-60718 JR391 (3,000-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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