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*pictured on p.230 (and listed on p.84) of John Henwood's The Great Model 8 book

Hello fellas, Been looking for a super hard to find 25-35 Rem? Maybe a 25 Rem? Maybe a beautifully vintage scoped 8 or 81? Maybe a rifle with a rare Lyman 41 receiver sight? Here is your chance! I'm offering these on the forums prior to moving them onto Gunbroker. These are for sale invidivually but...

Model 81 - #7391, MFG: September, 1938. Caliber: 32 Rem Williams SM scope mount vintage scope (probably 4x) standard reticle vintage rear sight blank Marbles No.52 front sight Lyman 41 Receiver sight (rare and PRICEY!) named & pictured in John Henwood's The Great Model 8 book $700.00 + $70.00 sh...

Model 8 - #45012, MFG: September, 1925. Caliber: 32 Rem
Lyman tang sight
Bottom-tang metal buttplate
$700.00 + $70.00 shipping

Please be sure your FFL will receive these C&R firearms from an individual.

I will only ship where legal.

If interested please contact me via: cat9x@hotmail.com

Model 8 - #11398, MFG: Late 1908. Caliber: 25-35 Rem (very rare marking)
Lyman tang sight
$750.00 + $70.00 shipping

Please be sure your FFL will receive these C&R firearms from an individual.

I will only ship where legal.

If interested please contact me via: cat9x@hotmail.com

Hibby that was super helpful btw..just saying! So glad you're on the forums!

This one could stump folks because it somewhat resembles factory patterns, especially the stock. But you're right, it's far back but the dead giveaway for me was the overall pattern & placement of the forearm. Never seen anything like that on a factory rifle. It's very tasteful though and better...

What a beauty! What a score! What a piece of Model 8 history!

Great photos. It's cool to see the wood contruction and lack of takedown lever. If that rifle could talk!!!

my vote is "not factory"

If you're an RSA (Remington Society) member, this article will likely be published in their 3rd Quarter Journal.

This is a curious rifle that lived in the Remington Archives for decades. It is now in private hands with a member of this forum. Check out this unique "match" Model 8 with a unique history!

https://thegreatmodel8.net/?page_id=3039

I created a page dedicated to this rifle, including original photos from the Remington Archives!

https://thegreatmodel8.net/?page_id=3039

legend! What a score!!!!!!

emailed!

The RSA may pick it up in one of their future journals.

jaw dropping score

I wrote an article on this guy and his gun. I'd love more photos!

twin beauties!

I see these and think, "oh my, how times have changed"

Cool stuff...

LW = rifle manufactured in February, 1928
EY 3 = returned for factory repair October, 1930

super cool sir! Thank you for sharing the photos and story.

Curious, on the jacket head I see two codes stamped...could you share those ? The ones stamped at the location below...
https://thegreatmodel8.net/?page_id=450

PMangenot, Your rifle brings the worldwide total (for our database) to 163 FN1900's. Congratulations on a very rare rifle whose numbers are dwindling. Many are in gun-unfriendly countries. Yours is 7th FN in our database located in France. The closest known number to yours is 4577 located in Canada

Pascal, welcome!

Merry Christmas friends!!!! Heres a few more pictures from a few years back!...

viewtopic.php?t=6107&sid=006a8ae5508d12 ... 201ac8c9ce

What's crazy is it's got a cut-down POE magazine.

Undoubtedly the guy who started cutting on that magazine had no idea he was cutting apart something that would be worth thousands of dollars some day

That is awesome!! Great photo too

Man on man, I love this! The most beautiful of all 8's! Great photos and what a great shooter too.

I'm excited for you buddy!

Full buckhorn...my favorite!

If that rifle could talk!!!

300 Savage...what a beast! Love it!

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If you're looking for the creme de la creme of 8/81 collecting, look no further than the Fabrique Nationale built Modele 1900 (aka FN 1900). These were the Cadillac's of the John Browning long-recoil patent. This is the actual gun I used to help write the FN 1900 article (https://thegreatmodel8.net/...

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C-grades are jawdroppers to me...yours is a beauty!

I checked some of my files and found a few flat-knob C grades as examples from collections and the web. I've never done a deep dive into this configuration but it's not common. As you can see some have cheeks and other don't.

Hi Chas, thanks for the photos. To confirm, this is NOT a Layman detachable magazine. If you want to read up on the original(s) please refer to the thread below... https://thegreatmodel8.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1857&sid=d92c57e386d46fd237f2d06d95e4c063 Your conversion, however, isn't a one-of...

treasure trove!!

Another incredible portion of the Ahlberg collection is up for sale with Ward's auctions. Here is your chance to get some really rare 8/81/FN's. A few highlights from lots 4180-4205... ** ULTRA Rare - Model 8, U.S. Army "Trials Rifle".25 Rem Cal, MFG. 1920, SN: 45616. One of only 25 Trials...

Without a doubt, one of the coolest posts I've seen on the forums in a long time! Talk about eye candy over here! :shock: :mrgreen: :o :D I'm drooling! What a rare moment to have those 3 grades of ultra rare 81's altogether. Like a family reunion, haha. As y'all set them beside one another, I'm curi...

Excellent observations fellas. This detachable magazine configuration is not a one-off, but it is rare. I don't know did them, I've always just called them the "6-Round magazine conversion". There are 3 rifles (all Model 81's) that I know of and are constructed basically the same. 81 #2997...

Hibby's on POINT! He is correct, M.L. Stith mount. Keep an eye out on ebay or gunbroker, they do show up occassionally. You could also make a post on the forums to see if any members have one for sale. They are amongst the best scope mount setups for the 8/81 platform IMO

Hello BWJohnson65

Regarding the Model 81 engraved guns this is what we have documented (so far)...

Model 81 D - 16 known

Model 81 E - 3 known

Model 81 F - 3 known

welcome to the forums! There are some SUPER knowledgeable folks in here!

Stunning!!!!!

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