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by ZDR Mackin
Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:58 am
Forum: RR / Pre -1899
Topic: Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf
Replies: 9
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Re: Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf

Thanks all for your input, I have a couple ulterior questions maybe you guys could help out with: A) How do we confirm that the lock is imported from Birmingham? I imagine that a lack of any documentary evidence (until the appearance of Remington's government contracts for Army) prevents us from aff...
by ZDR Mackin
Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:36 am
Forum: RR / Pre -1899
Topic: Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf
Replies: 9
Views: 4214

Re: Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf

Thanks so much for that detailed information. It really helped. I removed the barrel and found out that it is indeed a Remington barrel. It's also marked .404, which I take is the caliber. See attached pic: remington_barrel_stamp.jpeg How significant is it to have a complete Remington of this type? ...
by ZDR Mackin
Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:55 am
Forum: RR / Pre -1899
Topic: Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf
Replies: 9
Views: 4214

Re: Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf

It may have been a case where Mr. Devendorf acted as an agent or retailer for Remington rifles and he stamped his name as advertisement for his business. Still, it is strange that the "Remington" name would be absent from the barrel. That seems like a very reasonable conclusion. However, W...
by ZDR Mackin
Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:30 am
Forum: RR / Pre -1899
Topic: Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf
Replies: 9
Views: 4214

Re: Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf

Thanks so much for the input. The left side stock cheek also has the “teat.” Here’s a picc
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by ZDR Mackin
Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:07 pm
Forum: RR / Pre -1899
Topic: Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf
Replies: 9
Views: 4214

Pre Civil War Muzzleloader. Remington/Devendorf

I inherited from my father an old rifle I'd like to query your collective wisdom about. I've searched several guides and catalogs and can't find anything like it. Would love an identification/estimation of value. 485FA74B-B187-4300-BB58-DF171D40E5AA.jpeg It's a percussion rifle, seemingly .35 calibe...