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REMINGTON, USA A SCARCE .38-40 (REM-HEP) SINGLE-SHOT SPORTING-RIFLE, MODEL REMINGTON-HEPBURN No.3, serial no. 4509,

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REMINGTON, USA
A SCARCE .38-40 (REM-HEP) SINGLE-SHOT SPORTING-RIFLE, MODEL 'REMINGTON-HEPBURN No.3', serial no. 4509,
circa 1880, with heavy octagonal 28in. slightly tapered blued barrel signed at the breech 'E. REMINGTON & SONS ILION N.Y.' and marked with the calibre (.38) to the bottom flat, dove-tailed beaded-blade fore-sight, buckhorn rear-sight, colour-hardened plain receiver (much finish remaining) marked 'HEPBURNS PAT OCTOBER 7th 1879', central hammer, side-lever opening, walnut chequered half pistol-grip butt-stock, colour-hardened semi-crescent iron heel-plate, chequered walnut splinter fore-end with colour-hardened schnabel tip, much original finish throughout

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Estimate £2,000-3,000

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament