This attractive rifle was manufactured in 1957. Remington's Premier Grade is the product of their in-house custom shop. Starting with a full top-to-bottom hand fitting of all components in the firearm, the Premier arm would also receive detailed engraving and top rate gold inlay, in addition to a very fancy walnut stock; the metal work alone could represent 80 man-hours of work. In addition to the ramp blade front sight, adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight and standard markings, the barrel is decorated with a 3 inch wedge of punch-dot backed scroll engraving. The receiver coverage is over 95% fine scroll and punch dots, with line and dot accents along the lower edges, hand-engraved model markings/serial number on the underside, an engraved magazine and an engraved deer on top. Both sides show three woodland scene panels with gold inlaid animals, the right showing a stag, a moose and a bear, and the left showing a wildcat, elk, and a ram. All six animals are very sharply detailed. Additionally, each side has a few decorative punch dots along the bottom edge of the middle scene, with one dot replaced with an "E". The "E" is believed to be the signature of Carl Ennis, a Remington man who chiefly worked in the Research & Development department and was known to have been the engraver for a number of items presented to retiring executives. The stock is extra-fancy grain walnut, with a light band of vinework engraving on the forearm tip, sharp hand-checkering, a blank gold inscription panel on the underside and a serrated Remington buttplate. Provenance: The Joe Marlin Hilliard Collection