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THBRemington-Keene Navy Rifle
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6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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LiveNov 1, 2017 - Nov 3, 2017
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- Lot Description
.45-70, 29.25" round barrel secured by two barrel bands, nsn. Blued finish, walnut stock, adjustable ladder rear sight. Top of bolt marked in three lines: E. REMINGTON & SONS. ILION, NY. / PAT. FEB 24, MCH. 17, 1874. JAN. 18 / SEPT. 26, 1876. MCH 20. JULY 31, 1877. Breech marked with weak US / [anchor] and with P/WWK inspection marks. Sling swivel in toe of stock, upper band with both sling and stacking swivels. Jag head cleaning rod in channel on reverse of stock. Includes a US M-1855 socket bayonet that has had its socket compressed slightly to make if fit better, but which remains loose when fixed.
The Remington-Keene rifle was unique among US military arms as it combined the modern bolt operated action with a tubular magazine and an exposed hammer. It was believed that the hammer made the new bolt action rifle easier for recruits to understand, as it provided visual confirmation that the action was cocked. In 1880, the US Navy acquired 250 of these rifles, to serve alongside the previously adopted Hotchkiss rifle and the newly ordered Lee design. Service records for these rifles are scant, and it is believed that they were primarily used by Marine contingents aboard ships such as the wooden screw steamer USS Trenton and the Navy's first iron-hulled warship USS Michigan (later Wolverine). With only 250 of the rifles procured, this is one of the rarest of the late 19th-century US Martial long arms. Due to the harsh condition which naval small arms are often subjected to, when these rifles are found they are often in rough condition.
Good to near very good. Rifle retains no original finish and has a pewter-gray patina with scattered mottling of darker surface oxidation, light pinpricking and some minor pitting. Inspection marks at the breach are light due to an old cleaning. Mechanically functional, bore is fair to good, dark and dirty, with visible rifling and scattered light to moderate pitting along its length. Action bolt in stock is a replacement. Stock is solid and complete, full-length, with some tight surface grain cracks in the bottom of the forend. Overall a solid example of an incredibly scarce 19th-century US Martial long arm that is missing from nearly every major firearms collection. An important rifle for any U.S. Navy collector of the 19th century.Condition
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