Price drop! Antique Remington No1 Creedmoor Rolling Block

Hello,

For your consideration is an original antique Remington No. 1 E-Grade "Creedmoor" Rolling Block Rifle, chambered for the 44BN cartridge. This is an original rifle, likely produced in the 1876/1877 timeframe given the serial number from what I've been told, and is not a modern reproduction.

These particular rifles were built by Remington specifically for long range target shooting, and were the pinnacle of long range rifles of the 1870s and 1880s. These rifles were hand tuned, custom ordered and were among the finest target rifles available, and notably were used by half of the members of the American rifle team to win the international match in 1874.

History of "Creedmoor" - https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/creedmoor-matches-the-first-international-shooting-event-in-north-america/

This particular rifle bears serial number 5686, which is repeated on the underside of the barrel and the inside of the front stock and rear stock (all matching). Most interestingly, this rifle is also marked "L.L. HEPBURN" five times on the underside of the barrel under the stock in a diamond pattern. Lewis L Hepburn was both a member of the American Rifle team at Creedmoor in 1874 and was instrumental in the Remington development of the "Creedmoor" rifles during his employment at Remington. From my understanding, rifles marked in this manner were inspected / regulated by him personally. There were reportedly about 230-250 of these rifles ever made. This particular rifle has a very rare (as I understand it) short or mid range sight mounted on the rear tang, with a windage adjustable sight at the front.

This rifle is complete and fires / functions without issue. I have personally shot 6x black powder cartridges through this rifle with zero issue. When I came in to possession of this rifle, it had no extractor. I purchased a brand new extractor from Kenn over at RollingBlockParts which I had hand fitted and installed. The rifle is in very good condition, with very nice original bluing and has some remaining colour case hardening on the receiver. The stocks are very sold and beautifully checkered - there is a very small chip on the right side of the forestock (seen in pics) that is cosmetic and does not affect the strength at all. The rifle and stocks are rock solid. The bore is in very good condition, a little bit of "frost" in the lands but very good for a 145+ year old black powder rifle.

I am looking to sell for $5200.00