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Rare and Fine Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria

Friday 16 December 2022, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A Remington Single Shot Breech-Loading Carbine

Estimate

€ 500 - 800

Sold

€ 1.625

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA, Round, rifled, 50 cal. barrel, provided with front sight and rear sight with foldaway leaf. Rifling visible on the entire length, clean bore. Frame with rolling block mechanisms, 'M' mark. Saddle ring on left side. Large parts of the original bluing. Upper tang with Remington marking and patents from 1863 and 1864. Smooth, wooden butt and fore-end. Iron mounts. Butt plate marked 'U.S.' and 'M'. Stamps on the wood including 'P'. Type II. The predecessor of the 'Rolling Block' system. Many copies were resold and used during the Franco-Prussian war. See Flayderman's Guide, 9th Edition, pages 178-179 (5E-079). length 86.5 cm.

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