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Cam, as to factory( POE} records ,do you know how many they modified and sold and even more important, where they went?

Have any of you been following the AMC show "the Son" on Sat. nights? The rifles and handguns are interesting and historically correct. In the preview of the next one the actor portraying the older brother is carrying an 8 over his shoulder. Should be interesting.

Cam, I understand the factory catalogs listing the Model 81 Police and we can be pretty sure Remington did not offer the rifles in anything but 30 or 35, but I wonder if anyone sent their own Model 8 in either 25 or 32 for conversion to St. Joe . No way we will ever know unless one shows up. All my ...

I should have added that I have an FBI Model 81 in .30 but of course there are no police ownership markings on that rifle. To my limited knowledge they only ordered .30 caliber rifles.

Cam, thanks for the quick reply. I do not believe I have ever even seen a POE Rifle in .30. I, along with a batch of others, can only hope. Thanks again and all my very best, Joe.

How common are either Model 8's or for that matter 81's POE rifles in .30 Remington ? Also does anyone have knowledge of any in .25 or .32? I have two 8's and two 81's but they all are in .35. Thanks and all my very best, Joe.

Norm hit it on the head, we are a small community, but none the less a happy and helpful one. All my best, Joe.

Jack, not at this time ,but I will keep you in mind if something changes. We still need to get together at one of the upcoming central Il gunshows. Until that time, all my very best, Joe.

Cam, That very one is mine and it is also the one pictured in John's book. I have the bill of sale listing when it was sold by the DPS. Without digging it out of my files, I believe there were six sold along with about 800 to 850 Marlin and Winchester 30/30's . Mine came out of the Ed Furler collect...

Jack1653, Thanks so very much. All my very best, Joe. PS ,welcome to Il. If you are downstate we are pretty gun friendly, but if you are in the CHICAGO area not even kinda. Again ,thanks and all my best, Joe.

Once again, anyone have the link to the police rifle in completed auctions? Thanks again for any help you can give. Joe

Does anyone have a link to that completed auction? Thanks in advance, Joe.

From what I have read about Ted Hinton ,he was the one using the Browning Automatic Rifle and from the picture ,it appears to be a standard 1918 Model not a Colt Monitor as is displayed in the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco ,Texas. They have Frank Hamer's Monitor in with the Bonnie and Clyde display as...

Cam, I too would have liked to have seen that display, we also must not forget another one of John Browning's designed guns that was used at the take down of those two cold blooded killers, the BAR. Most suredly a fight stopper, tho I believe the first and killing shots were fired by Deputy Prentiss...

I hope everyone has a very happy and safe Fourth Of July! All my very best, Joe.

Mattitude, a very neat rifle. You are a braver man than me to actually take a D-Grade into the field. Not that it won't do the job, only that I would hate to damage a part. None-the- less you are a "class act" in doing it. All my best, Joe.

Thanks Cam, the only problem is I am continually broke from good deals. There are so many neat guns and so little money. All my very best as always, Joe.

Dennis, Don't you just love finding treasures? A very much "way cool" rifle as the kids say. Joe

Dennis, you did! get my heart rate up, but it is none-the-less a very neat FN. There is actually no FN's that I do not think are neat. All my very best to another Remington as well as S&W Collector , Joe.

I too search Collectors' web sight ,along with several others, everyday also. I fully agree with you that they get alot of neat guns that you usually do not see in other places. When I bought it last night, my friends at collectors truthfully told me that they had several serious buyers interested, ...

Gentlemen, when was the last time you saw a D grade .25 cal. Model 8 for sale? The price was higher than I maybe hoped to pay, but everything I have bought from Collectors has only gone up in value. That is why I ordered it with-in minutes of seeing it. It will join a 35 Caliber D- Grade {not quite ...

I applaud your effort , but also think it will be a daunting task. The problem is that most or the guns you are interested in were most likely sold, traded, or destroyed in the late 60's or early 70's and the officers who would remember have been retired for at least 20 years or in some cases 40 yea...

Cam, it will be nice to have another Police Rifle in the rack and also, a tip of the Hat to the fine Gentlemen of S and S Hunt Club for not pushing the auction too hard. Perhaps I can return the favor to them at some time in the future. Again, all my very best to the fine members of this Forum. Joe.

Thanks for the "heads up". I had bid on that rifle 10 years ago and "lost" it to a gentleman from Utah. He and I exchanged emails at the time and then I lost track of him. This time , I won the auction and a rifle that I kicked myself for letting it get away now is headed to me. ...

Would you not also have to change the mag.release button as well?

Guys, I talked to the dealer after this was listed and he was surprised at what he had. He told me it came from the estate of a long time elderly customer and he was unaware of anything more than it had been altered from the original, hence the $299. opening. He also said to me that within ten or fi...

I just got off the phone with the dealer and he said he is getting quite a few calls. He also indicated that he has no paper work or any form of provenance. My concern would be Bill Of Sale from the Gov't, ie. like the old or for that matter current CMP paperwork. Do we as a group know if these were...

I must say, that I am not surprised at what the High Grades brought, but I would have thought that the police guns would have brought more based on what they have been selling for from the various dealers when they show up. Also, I am really surprised at how much the loose mags went for. I wonder ho...

Cam, great article. I know it was a lot of "work",but it is very useful for the rest of us and I cannot tell you how much we appreciate it. All my very best, Joe.

Gentlemen, thank you for your kind welcoming words . I look forward to an enjoyable membership in your forum. Cam, in answer to your question, I probably , no absolutely, shoot my 8's and 81's more than my Winchesters because basically I am cheap and 35 remington is most certainly cheaper than 351 o...

Just thought I would take a minute to say hello. I have "lurked" and enjoyed the forum for a while and after talking to Cam I thought I should join. I collect all types of 8's and 81's as well as early Win. autoloaders. I am looking forward to being an active member and will work to be bot...