With hard times and the Remington family no longer in control, there must have been an exodus of old-school Remington workmen leaving the company.inventor Lewis Hepburn being one of the them, as you will see quality on Remingtons noticeably drop. In 1888, the company was purchased by Hartley and Graham Sporting Goods of NY who changed the name to simply 'Remington Arms Company'. That marking by itself narrows its date of manufacture considerably as it was used on arms manufactured from 1852 to 1888. I can't find much in the way of manufacturing dates on this rifle except that the barrel (which is the original and serial numbered to the gun) is marked E. ![]() By that, I mean every major component on this rifle was hand-fitted and serial numbered from the buttplate to the forend cap. The serial number is in the 13,000 range and has matching numbers throughout. This particular example has a 26' octagon barrel in caliber.
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