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Here are two group photos (front and back) of the BP Navy Bolt Action Rifles I currently have in my care along with the slings, bayonets and scabbards. If this works I will be posting group photos of other arms in the appropriate forums.
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1) Model 1880 Remington Keene Navy Rifle, Remington, made 1880, .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (only 250 rifles made and they remained in service until about 1888)
2) Model 1879 type 1, First Model Navy Contract Winchester Hotchkiss Rifle, Winchester/Springfield, made 1879-1880 (1879), .45-70 cal.,socket bayonet (rifle barrels were 28-3/4” long, they made 2,500 Navy rifles)
3) Model 1879 type 2, Second Model Navy Winchester Hotchkiss Rifle, Winchester/Springfield, made 1880-1881 (1881), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (981 type 2 rifles purchased by the Navy; they stayed in use through the mid-1880s and in inventory up through 1892)
4) Model 1879 Remington – Lee Navy Rifle, First Contract (300), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (actions made by Sharps 1880, rifles assembled by Remington 1881 using SF Trapdoor barrel and sights, marked Lee Arms)
5) Model 1879 Remington – Lee Navy Rifle, 2nd Contract (700), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (actions made by Sharps 1880, rifles assembled by Remington 1882 using Remington rolling block barrel and sights, marked Lee Arms)
6) Model 1885 Remington – Lee Navy Rifle, made 1889-1893 (1890), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (based on the Army 1882 trail rifle the Navy order 1,650 Navy model 1885 rifles in 1888)
Scout
Top to Bottom:
1) Model 1880 Remington Keene Navy Rifle, Remington, made 1880, .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (only 250 rifles made and they remained in service until about 1888)
2) Model 1879 type 1, First Model Navy Contract Winchester Hotchkiss Rifle, Winchester/Springfield, made 1879-1880 (1879), .45-70 cal.,socket bayonet (rifle barrels were 28-3/4” long, they made 2,500 Navy rifles)
3) Model 1879 type 2, Second Model Navy Winchester Hotchkiss Rifle, Winchester/Springfield, made 1880-1881 (1881), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (981 type 2 rifles purchased by the Navy; they stayed in use through the mid-1880s and in inventory up through 1892)
4) Model 1879 Remington – Lee Navy Rifle, First Contract (300), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (actions made by Sharps 1880, rifles assembled by Remington 1881 using SF Trapdoor barrel and sights, marked Lee Arms)
5) Model 1879 Remington – Lee Navy Rifle, 2nd Contract (700), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (actions made by Sharps 1880, rifles assembled by Remington 1882 using Remington rolling block barrel and sights, marked Lee Arms)
6) Model 1885 Remington – Lee Navy Rifle, made 1889-1893 (1890), .45-70 cal., socket bayonet (based on the Army 1882 trail rifle the Navy order 1,650 Navy model 1885 rifles in 1888)
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