.54 caliber, 24.25" round barrel, no S/N. Browned and color casehardened finish, brass furniture, walnut stock. Breech marked: Wm Jenks and in four lines: USN / RC / P / 1846. Mule-ear lock marked in three lines: REMINGTON'S/ HERKIMER / N.Y. Single weak cartouche on counterpane, a script RP of sub-inspector Richard Paine. Carbine is in the standard "modified" configuration with the oval rather than round loading aperture and a rifled bore. Sling ring remains in tang of triggerguard. One of 1,000 Jenks Mule Ear Navy Carbines manufactured by Remington ca 1847-48 which incorporated the Maynard automatic priming system into the lock. A scarce Mexican War era naval carbine. Condition: Good. Barrel with a heavily oxidized patina with moderate surface roughness and pinpricking over most of its surfaces. Brass with a golden patina. Markings mostly legible, soft cartouche. Mechanically functional, good bore with strong rifling and scattered pitting. Stock with wear, scattered bumps and dings and various handling marks.
.54 caliber, 24.25" round barrel, no S/N. Browned and color casehardened finish, brass furniture, walnut stock. Breech marked: Wm Jenks and in four lines: USN / RC / P / 1846. Mule-ear lock marked in three lines: REMINGTON'S/ HERKIMER / N.Y. Single weak cartouche on counterpane, a script RP of sub-inspector Richard Paine. Carbine is in the standard "modified" configuration with the oval rather than round loading aperture and a rifled bore. Sling ring remains in tang of triggerguard. One of 1,000 Jenks Mule Ear Navy Carbines manufactured by Remington ca 1847-48 which incorporated the Maynard automatic priming system into the lock. A scarce Mexican War era naval carbine. Condition: Good. Barrel with a heavily oxidized patina with moderate surface roughness and pinpricking over most of its surfaces. Brass with a golden patina. Markings mostly legible, soft cartouche. Mechanically functional, good bore with strong rifling and scattered pitting. Stock with wear, scattered bumps and dings and various handling marks.
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