Rifle

Object Name:

Rifle

Object ID:

1951.018.02

Creator:

Remington Arms CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Ilion, NY

Date:

1887

Description:

Breech-loading, bolt action hunting rifle. Round barrel, 25.1" long, .32 caliber. Half-stocked, fixed front and rear gunsights. Some of the steel furniture is blued (barrel, breech frame, breech bolt), and the rest browned (trigger guard, trigger guard bow and magazine). Brass furniture: nosecap (blued), butt plate, front gunsight. Butt plate is cross-hatched, and has lead cover over cleaning tool storage compartment. Oval browned steel inset in bottom of stock's butt, decorative scrollwork incised, covers opening of a second compartment. Another oval browned steel cap covers downward extension of wrist of stock. Shield-shaped silver inset on left side of stock butt. Moose-shaped silver inset on right side, set upon rectangular piece of inset glass, which covers a fish-shaped silver piece. Cross-hatching on both sides of forestock, cross-hatching, 1 oak leaf and one acorn carved into each side of wrist. Raised carved cheekpiece on left side of stock's butt. Arrowhead set into underside of forestock.
MARKINGS: barrel, "Remington Arms Co. Ilion, N.Y., U.S.A.", breech frame, "Remington Arms Co. Ilion, N.Y., U.S.A., F 75852", "patented Aug. 26th, 1884, Sept. 1884, March 17th, 1885, Jan. 18th, 1887".

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

L-45.5 inches

Provenance:

Part of a collection of firearms and objects owned by three generations of the Bailey family of Lisbon, NH. Donated to the Society by William E. Bailey (1878-1957), Lisbon, NH, September 20, 1951.

Credit Line:

Gift of William E. Bailey

People:

Bailey, John M. (1849-1910), Bailey, William E. (1878-1957)

Subjects:

Armament, Hunting, Target practice, Firearms, Rifles