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Remington-Lee 1884 rifle inscription plate
Hi folks,
See the attached pictures of the Remington-Lee 1884 of a dear collector friend. He was wondering what the plate on the buttstock could mean - any suggestions?
Sorry for the quality, these were shots from my mobile. Nevertheless picture "6.jpg" (the last one) clearly shows the plate
ATB,
Georg
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10-02-2012 03:01 PM
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My guess would be a unit or squadron desigination plus possibily a rack number or militia numbers."The Remington Lee Rifle" by Eugene Myszkowski is a good reference work and not expensive. AGB-1 The Remington-Lee rifle: Eugene Myszkowski: 9781880677049: Amazon.com: Books
Last edited by AGB-1; 10-03-2012 at 03:18 PM.
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I don't recall that plate in GeneM's book, but it's been a while.
BTW, the usual breakdown of Remington Lee models are: 1879, 1882, 1885, and 1899.
The main difference between the '82 and '85 being the removable bolt head on the '85, which was done to prevent firing pin "blow outs" to the rear.
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Sorry, missed the right designation as I wrote it from my memory. It's a Model 1885, being produced in April 1893. Well, I also thought upon the unit or the ship it could have been used on, but what would this one be?
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The authors address: Box167,Stuyvesant Falls,NY 12174. From the R-L book. AGB-1, I would write him.
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Originally Posted by
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Well, I also thought upon the unit or the ship it could have been used on, but what would this one be?
I believe the ship assignments are in the book. A couple of cruisers, IIRC. USS Atlanta being one(?)
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