Remington Model 14 Rifle
John D. Petersen began working on a high-power, pump-action sporting rifle for Remington in September 1908, receiving U.S. patents in 1909, 1910 and 1912. Remington’s Crawford C. Loomis assisted Pedersen, and the Remington Model 14 Slide-Action Rifle was introduced in August 1912. Initially chambered for .25 REM, .30 REM and .32 REM rimless centerfire ammunition, .35 REM was soon added to the line. The 1913-14 Remington catalog offered the hunting rifle in six grades:
- No.14A Standard Grade (with 22″ barrel and pistol-grip stock) for $20
- No.14C Special Grade for $35
- No.14D Peerless Grade for $55
- No.14E Expert Grade for $70
- No.14F Premier Grade for $105
- No.14R Carbine (with 18½” barrel, straight-grip stock, and saddle ring) for $18.
The Remington Model 14½ Slide-Action, Sporting Rifle was introduced a year after the Model 14 rifle. Remington’s retail price list dated January 12, 1914, offered the No.14½A Standard Grade Rifle (with 22½” barrel and pistol-grip stock) for $17.25 and the No.14½R Carbine (with 18½” barrel, straight-grip stock, and saddle ring) for $16.75. Both were chambered for .38-40 W.C.F. or .44-40 W.C.F. ammunition. The Model 14½ was nearly identical to the Model 14, except for the chambering, barrel length and markings.
In all, 125,020 Model 14 rifles and Model 14½ rifles were made in the 23 years of production through 1934, when they were discontinued and replaced by Remington Model 141 rifles.
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