Remington Society

1898; the year E.D. Fulford won the GAH with a Remington Hammerless

Remington was one of the first in the U.S. to manufacture Bessemer barrels: “Fire-Arms Manufacture” 1880, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Census Office “The earliest use of decarbonized steel for gun-barrels is generally credited to the Remingtons, [E. Remington & Sons] who made steel barrels for North & Sa...

You might contact Peter Nagel
http://restorativewelding.com/Welcome.html

The shooter had used the Parker 6 Iron "Turkish" AH regularly, until noticing the fracture at the muzzle along weld lines. http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/17546456/404522251.jpg Your A grade barrels are “Two stripe Damascus” which Remington called "Oxford 2 S.J." We don't know who "...

Tough decision. Bulges are not hard to repair by an EXPERT. Pressures are very low at the muzzle. BUT if it bulges more, there is a risk of fracture http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/17546456/404522250.jpg I'd probably leave it alone. You are aware that there are commercial 12g Smokel...

January 3, 1914 Sporting Life
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collec ... 7/id/55780

January 18, 1913 Sporting Life
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collec ... 6038/rec/3
Directors, district managers, salesmen and shooting professionals

ANY attempt at a clean-up, done wrong, will substantially diminish the value and collectability of the gun. Simply wipe down the metal parts with RemOil at this point. Bachelder in Grand Rapids could give you an idea as to the cost of a check and clean vs. a full restoration, and then do the work. ...

1929 Remington-U.M.C. poster by Lynn Bogue Hunt http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/17554609/414306054.jpg The closing argument by George Graham Vest (later a U.S. Senator) in the 4th trial of Lon Hornsby for shooting "Old Drum", the coonhound of his brother-in-law Charles Burden, held ...

This is the latest "Cubs" ad I've found; Breeder and Sportsman, April 14, 1917

Breeder & Sportsman, Sept. 28, 1912

Also signed "Kemble"



There were lots of "Cubs" ads, and pamphlet covers. Please add any images that you have to the thread.

There were (at least) two variants of the "Cubs" advertising series about 1912-1917; one by Lynn Bogue Hunt, who provided cover illustrations for Boys' Life, Field & Stream and other sporting magazines, and advertising illustrations for Remington-U.M.C., Winchester, DuPont and others This was in "Ou...