Blued part octagon Krupp steel barrel with a beaded blade front sight, a military style leaf rear sight, German proofs, "CAL. 30/06 REMINGTON 180 GRS." and "SOLE U.S. AGENTS: SLOAN'S SPORTING GOODS Co. INC./-NEW YORK N.Y." on the left and right of the barrel respectively at the breech. The military type Mauser 98 action features light border engraving, a Lyman rear peep sight, matted front bridge, and matted bolt knob and safety. The bottom metal shows light engraving with "ABESSER & MERKEL/-SUHL-/GERMANY" engraved on the floorplate. Nicely figured, multi-point checkered pistol grip stock with horn forend tip and grip cap, German silver wedge escutcheon and initial oval which is marked "E.A.E.", and a checkered steel trapdoor buttplate containing cleaning tools.

Very fine, retaining 97% reapplied blue finish with the loss concentrated on the floorplate, some minor spotting on the floorplate, some loss of niter blue, and light handling/use evidence. The stock is very fine and shows a skillfully repaired crack at the wrist and a repaired chip off the tang, with a few minor marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.