New Zealand Remingtons

[rice 123]

I was just reading the article in man at arms magazine about the red star 1903s. I was just wondering in the mid 1990s I purchased a non import marked early remington with NZ and Broad arrow on the stock. At the time it seemed like there were a few of these rifles around how did they get imported into the states without importer marks.

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[John Beard]

I was just reading the article in man at arms magazine about the red star 1903s. I was just wondering in the mid 1990s I purchased a non import marked early remington with NZ and Broad arrow on the stock. At the time it seemed like there were a few of these rifles around how did they get imported into the states without importer marks.

The NZ Remingtons were lend/lease rifles. When the war ended, the Kiwis returned them to the U.S. Army, from which they had been borrowed. The rifles were not commercially imported.

Hope this helps.

J.B.

[rebound]

Might it have been imported before 1986..?

[JGaynor]

Some flexibilty seems to have been introduced in 2005. I hope this isn't old news.:

Regards,


Jim


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