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Jake, I cannot comment without seeing detailed photographs of your rifle. Send them to me at: roymarcot@msn.com But a few thoughts... The military bolt action rifles made by Remington in the 1930s were fabricated in Ilion. It makes more sense that they would utilize left-over Model 1917 parts made i...

Dear Mr. Wilson, Since you chose to address your criticisms in a public way on our RSA Forum I will respond in the same medium for all to see. I would have preferred to respond to your concerns privately by email, but your method of communicating your displeasure with our organization leaves me no o...

Dear Victor, I am the curator of the historical records of the Remington Society of America, an organization of 600+ members, whose ranks include collectors and historians. The organization is in its 28th year, and the archives we maintain is over 130 linear feet of materials including ledgers, repo...

Dear Scott, Yes, I have heard about your father, but I never met him. I've been a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors since 1982, and have known and lost a great number of wonderful collectors in the past 27 years. I have headed up the Remington research Team since 1991, the only non-e...

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Roy Marcot
Remington Historian

Dear Mike, Finding a No.3 Hepburn Military Target Rifle chambered for .44-85 does not surprise me. E. Remington & Sons made so very few of these rifles that I'm sure they would chamber one exactly to the customer's specifications. Factory production records no longer exist, so we cannot go to of...

Dear Marlinman, I have been studying rolling blocks since 1985, and have completed the first volume of three, entitled: Remington Rolling Block Sporting & Target Rifles. It is presently at the printer, and expected deliveries in late April. For ordering information, see the home page of the RSA ...

As far as I know there are numerous cartridges which are considered "Remington .44 Centerfire"... In the field of No.1 "Rolling Block" guns, one of the most frequently observed chamberings is the 44S which was mentioned in E. Remington & Son's catalogs as the " Remington...

This is an update on the book Jay Lewis and I have been researching since 1985... Many of you have wondered about the progress made on this book... especially since it has taken more than twenty years to research. Here is where it stands... We decided to publish three volumes on this subject: Volume...

For your information: In the upcoming James Julia Auction (October 9th) there is a military breechloading trials carbine of Fordyce Beals coming up for sale. It is item #351. The auction house phone number is (207) 453-7125 This is the exact carbine submitted by Fordyce Beals in the 1865 Ordnance Tr...

Dear Corky, Fordyce Beals remained active with E. Remington & Sons Armory throughout the Civil War years, and later invented a single-shot, breechloading rifle that would bear his name -- the Remington-Beals Single-Shot Rifle. [Originally known as the Beals’ Patent Rifle. E. Remington & Sons...

The following appeared in an earlier RSA Journal, penned by noted firearms historian H.J. "Jerry" Swinney: Lewis L. Hepburn - Remington Gunmaker Extra Ordinaire by H.J. Swinney Lewis L. Hepburn had at least three careers after he finished an apprenticeship: ▸ one as a country gunmaker of m...

Dear Hopeless, Best if you would send a picture to the RSA web master, who will post it along with your inquiry. Sounds as if you may have a rolling block military rifle, but good quality pictures should clear much of the mystery up. Most of these rifles were chambered for the .43 Spanish centerfire...

Dear TDoyle, Remington published Alden Hatch's book in 1956, and for many years it was "the Bible" on Remington firearms. When Remington Arms Company asked me to write their corporate history in 1996, I began a search of Hatch's personal notes and references. I discovered that Alden Hatch ...

Dear Dozer, It woulds be helpful to view a photograph of the receiver of your rifle (both sides). At first it sounded like a New York State rifle, but those were .50-70 Govt caliber. Send images to roymarcot@msn.com I'll get back to you as soon as I have valid data to share. Roy Marcot Remington His...