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Welcom to the forum Envoy*

I really enjoy seeing the first year guns, gives me hope that I'll find one.hah

Hope to see more from you.

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Great find Chas1949

Happy that you got one. Do you know any back story on the rifle?

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Couple more.

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Here's some photos I've encountered along my searches.

The 32 Rem shown is the only one I've came across.

Not pictured- 30-30 Rem example, I must not have that saved in my files.

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Here's an example from the recent auction at Ward's Auction, it's serial# is 418.

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Having collected Browning Auto 5 shotguns for 42 years, I can attest to the fact that FN put Numerals’s stamps behind the round knob on some guns. There hasn’t been any pattern that I’ve noticed in all these years. But I’ve never seen any symbol stamps. Always numbers. As to the checkering going al...

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Auction complete.

Congrats to any forum members that were the high bidders.

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81Police, that's a sweet rifle. Personally, I prefer the 8 over the 81. I can relate to the gentleman that received that rifle. Theres a piece of history! Can you post a link to the original post? I can't find it.... https://thegreatmodel8.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=21101&hilit=J.W.+Speight&...

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I would check the website in the next few weeks. I was impressed by the descriptions given on the guns from the last auction. Most auction houses descriptions are lackluster, not the case with Wards. I'd advise against trying to contact Rem8&81 through the forum considering he hasn't signed on h...

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Something like this? I have no affiliation with the seller, just sharing a link.

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/1102084036

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Budget friendly is a Winchester WINCHOKE tool for the barrel nut and a snug fitting piece of flat steel 6-10" long for the barrel jacket bushing. *I haven't personally used the WINCHOKE tool, I imagine a very stubborn barrel nut would bend that flat "stamped metal" tool There's a gent...

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Howdy again Mgderf.

That's a GREAT looking Model 8 !!! Your example is MUCH better condition than most 8's seen.

What I said in previous post about a miss/double stamp for the repair code appears to hold true.

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Welcome to the forum Mgderf. I'm on your side with a detachable mag example, especially a Special Police version. Taking these rifles down isn't difficult but it's nice networking with people assuring it's done right. As far as your repair code- I believe that one of the 3 Z's may have been a miss s...

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I'll keep a keen eye out for you.

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Howdy 54BULLSEYE. Appreciate you sharing the photos. Nice work 81POLICE on writing that article and making it into the rolling stone of Remington mailings.haha I've been to Africa but not for pleasure, Uncle Sam needed me on the Eastern Coast in the Horn of Africa, where 4 legged animals weren't a t...

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Howdy gents.

This sure caught my eye this morning. The gentleman wanted as much sight radius as he could get!

While I'm not a fan of it, someone out there made the rifle their own.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1099397759

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Welcome to the board 00Buck. You found the best place on the www. for theses rifles. Congrats on finding one, they're few and far between in the state I reside. On the homepage there is numerous topics/write-ups that can clear up some questions in the case you don't find it covered on the forum. Fee...

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Howdy John. No boredom here, i welcome any and all content Model 8 related. The auction pictures didn't do that one justice. You REALLY scored on a super early first year gun! I'm happy that you were able to secure it as the high bidder at auction and that it surpassed expectations. Now I NEED to fi...

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Hi Mike. Sweet rifle! I likely couldn't have resisted either. It's outfitted nicely with an early scope. I'm sure that recoil is pleasant in that bolt gun. Whenever they appear online, I watch them. I'm not sure if I've seen more than 1 in person at a gun show. Even sweeter collection of 30 cal's! T...

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Thanks for the story and the pictures!

Very cool how the collector community brings encounters like this.

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Great looking rifle John, I REALLY like that scope setup!!! That's the first variable scope that Weaver came out with. In the little bit that I read on the KV scopes is that it's variable but not how most think, it's 2.75 or it's 5, not linear like later variables. Thats really neat, I like it! I as...

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It's unfortunate that it spent too much time neglected.

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Here's pictures from the auction.
Serial # 15020

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Likely the worst condition complete/assembled example any will see.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1092803340

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Saintd wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2025 7:49 am Bringing this back from the dead, still have it.
I apologize to anyone I didn’t respond to originally but life took some turns.

Please email me photos.

Luke.hibbler83@gmail.com

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Saw this on GunBroker.com and wanted to see if there's others like it out there sporting stamp/engraving like this.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1091446922

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Thanks, 81Police.

I thought it was wonderful photo too, was a different era of Lawmen and way of life!

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81POLICE has a post talking about this rifle, over ten years ago. At first glance, I thought the rifle may have been in the white. From the post below there's talk about it being nickel plated. Here's the link. https://thegreatmodel8.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=14039&hilit=Dps&sid=3072a8de2a1...

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Posting some more pictures to keep the post alive after the auction is over.

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Here's a rifle that had spent some years in the hands of a well known Texas Ranger. Clint was born in 1910 and passed in 1992. Hard to fathom the changes and advancements that man had seen in his lifetime!!! I did a cursory search of him, sounds like he had quite the career. The photograph of him on...

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This one appears to be Serial #132.

https://stevebarnettfineguns.com/archiv ... -remington

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Here's another early one "serial #51" that is checkered the same. With that said, this one was refinished at some point. I can't say with absolute certainty that this example was that way from factory. https://thegreatmodel8.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3174&sid=c4c02be13c141c818fca649b9...

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Serial #240 from Wards Auction.

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Howdy Ranman.

I had to do some digging through pictures, here's one from the auction that I purchased the rifle showing the underside of the forearm. Serial #441.

I just replied to you about this in my FN post, then saw this post.

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ranman wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:48 am Number 255 has the same stamp and also looks to have the same forstock pattern checkering

Yes, same spot on magazine.

Here's the forearm zoomed in a little bit. Your checkering is to the escutcheon also?

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Last picture handy on my phone. Thought it was different they stamped the stock.

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Working on FN 944 today, it has the V in a box stamp as well - on many parts Interesting with the FNs, most everything is stamped with the serial number as well https://i.imgur.com/GUvjIP8.jpeg Thanks Canuck. I wouldn't feel uncomfortable to wager a beverage that the same pair of hands worked on ou...

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Good eye catching it. Gotta line up the rear hole up, all the while squeezing that little spring and pushing the tab in the small machined cutout. There was at least one or two in my collection that I could see they were assembled that way for a period of time. The inner rail had the smallest of a d...

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Jack- Gotta be tough letting go, but understandably so.

Quite the ticket for the first round of guns, looking forward to seeing the rest as they go to auction. Some real lookers

in there!!! I'm definitely keeping my eye on them.

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Thanks, RanMan and 1913Model8!

One thing I didn't bring up in the post- There was what I assume to be fitter stamps " V " on all/nearly every part in the receiver.

With that I ask any of the 1900 owners here, what character/stamp did you see on yours?

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Thanks for the heads up 81Police. You're doing great!

I was just being sure it wasn't me and if others were aware.

No ads is wonderful

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Happy to see the forum is back!

Anyone else notice that the latest content here is from around January 15th, we're definitely missing some posts.

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I'm not familiar on the old compass, can't talk with certainty there. Perhaps it's Polychoke or even Pachmayr that made it. Compass in the stock is a takeaway on originality. It looks like it was done nice though and it's part of the guns history. Happy to hear that you're considering a more subtle ...

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Nice looking rifle! I'd wager that's a Marbles compass. Look at pictures of the different rifles in the photos section and the 8 or 81 sub forum, there's also lots of nice examples that can be seen in internet searches to help you see what original finish looks like. My opinion- you did quite well o...

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Boy what a shame someone did all that to that beautiful rifle !! Peep sight and scope mounts LOL ! Couldn't make up there mind. Still a neat old gun that's probably put down a few animals. Thanks for posting. John Taylor You're welcome John. I agree with your comment "couldn't make up their mi...

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Congrats on finding an 81 in 35 Remington, I saw that you were looking, and you sure made it happen in short order. Sounds like a cool gun, real neat with it being a first year Model 81! _Disclaimer- refinishing wood and or blue will make your rifle less original and value go down. Unfortunately, ma...

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Thanks Dan!

I'm not a betting man, but I'd wager this is the same rifle

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A few more pictures.

I figured since they'll disappear eventually off GB, that I'd post them up here.

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It's not too often one sells this cheap. It's even more uncommon for a high grade to have went under the knife "drilled and tapped" this much! A lot can happen to a rifle in 115 years. I can appreciate them drill and tapping the early shroud for the sling point and not using the forearm.ha...

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https://www.proxibid.com/Guns-Military-Artifacts/Rifles/Remington-Pre-Model-8-35-Rem-SN-1151/lotInformation/89588730#topoflot Good day gents. Here's something different i found this week. I didn't see any of the documented provenance shown "pictures aside." What i do know, it's a neat firs...

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