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Remington Model 1855 Tape Primed Perc. Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Remington Model 1855 Tape Primed Perc. Rifle
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
U.S. Model 1855 Tape Primed Percussion Rifle, by Remington, NSNV, .69 cal., 42'' barrel with three bands, brown finish, with walnut stock without patchbox. Sideplate marked ''Remington's/Ilion NY/1857/US''; breech of barrel marked ''P'' over eaglehead; tang marked ''1857/H/97'', with two visible cartouches to left side of stock above trigger; upper tang of buttplate marked ''US''. Unmarked Maynard tape primer compartment. Correct rear sight; front sight integral with forward barrel band. Condition is very good with thinning to brown barrel and moderate carbon spotting. Stock shows darkening near metal contact points and repaired fracture eminating from tang and circling around to apex of sideplate. Cartouches remain approx. 75% clear and visible. Action and tape priming feed mechanism work as designed. A scarcely seen Remington marked variant. Est.: $1,800-$2,500.