Heres y'alls chance, early Rem.

[Emri]

If I had funds I would like to have it...........

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=334521363

[Rick the Librarian]

As the seller wrote, this is one of the so-called "Red Star" rifles. With grasping grooves and in that kind of condition, it won't come cheap.

I saw another on Little John's Auction that went for $1500 plus the usual buyer fees. It was a later one without grasping grooves. Although it was not listed on the data base I maintain on these rifles, it lacked the usual British proof stamps and I felt confident enoughg to add it to the list of Red Star rifles. I felt that was a pretty good price and might have been tempted had not a L/L M1 not caught my eye!

Here's a link to the lot containing the Remington I saw on Little John's:

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=44344&weid=30285&weiid=10981210&lso=lotnumasc&pagenum=3&lang=En

[jonnyo55]

I'm not disputing this rifle's authenticity, but wasn't one of the key attributes of these rifles the lack of the "U.S." designation on the receiver ring?

[John Beard]

As the seller wrote, this is one of the so-called "Red Star" rifles. With grasping grooves and in that kind of condition, it won't come cheap.

I saw another on Little John's Auction that went for $1500 plus the usual buyer fees. It was a later one without grasping grooves. Although it was not listed on the data base I maintain on these rifles, it lacked the usual British proof stamps and I felt confident enoughg to add it to the list of Red Star rifles. I felt that was a pretty good price and might have been tempted had not a L/L M1 not caught my eye!

Here's a link to the lot containing the Remington I saw on Little John's:

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=44344&weid=30285&weiid=10981210&lso=lotnumasc&pagenum=3&lang=En

The rifle in the Little John's Auction was indeed listed in one of the original Red Star data bases! Did you not get the message I sent you?

J.B.

[John Beard]

I'm not disputing this rifle's authenticity, but wasn't one of the key attributes of these rifles the lack of the "U.S." designation on the receiver ring?

No.

It is a fact that one of the rifles was mis-stamped and the "U.S." failed to engrave on the receiver ring. But, that was nothing more than an isolated Remington factory worker mistake.

J.B.

[Rick the Librarian]

The rifle in the Little John's Auction was indeed listed in one of the original Red Star data bases! Did you not get the message I sent you?

J.B.


I checked and indeed you are right. Thanks for the correction.

[Roadkingtrax]

I do believe you could cut yourself with the raised metal on the receiver stamp. Very crisp.