Model 14-1/2 (DCP Rifle) Pot Metal Buttplate / Bulletin #12

[nambujim]

I purchase parts guns from all over but the most recent had a couple of surprises and being bored I thought I would pass them along to those interested in this model.

This was a DCP Rifle with a "saddle ring stud" in the 35,000 serial range, the rifle itself was pretty grim with the fore end being useless and the stock cracked in at least four (4) places near the wrist but was repaired using numerous layers of electrical tape.

The thing is that it was "all there" and was functional but as is the case with many of the DCP guns it had a mis-matched upper/lower, the latter being in the 42,000 serial range.

The oddest thing about this rifle is that the buttplate is made of either cast aluminum or pot metal and is a exact duplicate of the bakelite plates used up to about the time of this serial. There is no question the buttplate had been with the rifle a "very" long time, a lot of wear, it had been painted black early in its life, and utilized brass screws that are almost a "spot on" match for the blue steel ones used with the Bakelite buttplates.

I'm going to repaint it and re-use it but thought I would pass on the info and a picture of the bloody thing so you know I don't make this stuff up. I guess I'm left wondering if Remington made some buttplates up like this while they scurried around trying to fill the DCP order for 4,000 rifles, don't really care but it is interesting.

Just another useless tidbit about these very neat/old interesting rifles.

Jim Peterson
Charlotte, NC