OF - FAIR- some major parts replaced; minor replacement parts may be required; metal rusted, may be lightly pitted all over, vigorously cleaned; rounded edges of metal and wood; principal lettering, numerals and design on metal partly obliterated; wood scratched, bruised, cracked or repaired where broken; in fair working order or can be easily repaired and placed in working order.

NPRF - NON-PROFESSIONALLY REFINISHED/COLD BLUE, ETC.

With socket bayonet. Right side of stock marked "No 726 M". A faint fleur-de-lis marking on left side of barrel. Consignor states the rifle appears to be one of the original 50,000 rifles in the 2nd Contract and that the fleur-de-lis is a traditional symbol of the Spanish House of Bourbon. Provenance: Colonel Brent Goodwin, U.S. Army (retired), a lifetime collector of the Remington Rolling Block military rifles of the world, is recognized as one of the leading experts regarding their many types and variations. Over the past 50 years his collection has contained at least one of every type, including those manufactured in other nations under license from Remington.