1899 Remington Lee

[jmoore]

my remington lee has caliber .43 spanish ,is a ex trials rifle of the suisse rifles board ,came out a suisse museum auction it as a cook type magazine of the 2nd generation mentioning on right side "pat'd. march 7th 1882 " and P under this text

Interesting rifle! There's a photo thread of this type Remington Lee (1882/1885) coming, in theory, but maybe you ought to start your own in the
Milsurps General Discussion Forum .

It seems like a worthy subject on it's own!

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[jarmann]

forgot to mention that both slingswivels are marked "patd feb 11 th 1868 " why this is importand ? they like very common to me ,only the upper swivel has a hex headed clamp nut like the swivel pictures of jmoore on thread no 12
regreetings
jarmann

[gsimmons]

Maybe before or after parade? Going to a muster point. Parades are formal affairs and they are not in any kind step.

[andiarisaka]

Shoot it Jon! I'd love to have one of the 1899s in 30/40 to play with in Vintage matches, always liked being different! I note that the 1899s two front lugs would have come about after the 1898 2200fps Krag load debacle. Perhaps an attempt by Remington to produce a rifle that would handle the load and get a govt contract as the Krag's replacement.

[mwhite49]

Hi, will a earlier model 4570 mag work and fit in the Model 1899?
Or did the magazine get redesign for the 1899?
I saw a 1899 in 7mm and think that's the odd duck caliber for these.
Thanks
Mike

[butlersrangers]

'mwhite49' - The Model 1899 Remington-Lee used a different magazine than the earlier models in Black-Powder calibers.