GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
SCARCE REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK NO. 1 SPORTING RIFLE. REMINGTON 1 8021 40-70 SHARPS BOTTLENECK Cal. 40-70 Sharps Bottleneck. Usual configuration with 30" oct-rnd bbl, dovetailed front sight with thinned nickel silver blade and Remington sporting leaf rear sight. Made without provision for a tang sight. Top flat of bbl is marked "E.REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, N.Y.". Left side of receiver has patent date markings and bottom of bbl has the Cal. marking. Mounted with very nicely figured, tiger striped, uncheckered American walnut with color case hardened steel schnable tipped forearm and straight stock with Remington's semi-crescent buttplate. There were as many as 12,000 of these rifles produced, 1867-1888. They were very popular with the buying public and usually saw hard service as hunting rifles and defense weapons. Most often, they saw service from the back of a horse or wagon box often with limited maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Exposure to the ultraviolet rays of sunlight rapidly fades case colors. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl retains 96-98% crisp orig blue with sharp markings. Receiver, trigger guard, forend cap and buttplate retain most of their orig case colors. Hammer, breechblock pins & keeper show moderate wear of their fire blue. Wood is sound with a few light, minor nicks and retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore. 51670-2 JRL (5,500-7,000)