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Very Rare Sneider Arms Co. Ring Trigger Rifle

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Very Rare Sneider Arms Co. Ring Trigger Rifle
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22 RF, 22'' octagon barrel with a partially bright very good bore showing a little pinprick pitting and old oxidation with otherwise strong rifling throughout. The barrel of this interesting rifle retains about 65-70% original blue appearing stronger under ambient light with some scattered old oxidation and toning to a pleasant plum-brown patina under bright light. The magazine tube located on the right side of the barrel has mostly toned to plum-brown and the left flat shows ''22 CAL'' stamp. The action has mostly toned to a pleasant ocher patina showing some scattered light dings and handling marks, the small action parts mostly toned to gray perhaps with a hint of smoky case-hardening in the very protected areas. The top of the action retains fine markings stamped ''SNEIDER ARMS CO. / PATS.DEC.17.1889-MARCH 4.1890.'' which can be traced back to patents issued to Charles Edward Sneider of Baltimore. The right side of the action also shows a very lightly scratched number ''A38632''. The smooth walnut buttstock and forend remain in very good plus condition as lightly cleaned long ago showing some scattered light dings and handling marks, the buttstock with a neatly repaired chip at the toe. The crescent buttplate is a light ocher patina and the sides of the buttstock have a rather endearing large brass star tacked-on. The arm is equipped with simple sporting sights and the action seems to function well mechanically. The forward ring trigger of this interesting rifle cycles the bolt and cocks the hammer while the cartridge ''lifter'' slides the cartridge over from right to left to be presented for the bolt to pick up. A small catch on the right-side rear of the forend is pressed to lift up the magazine tube for loading and the barrel is stamped-numbered ''7'' beneath the magazine tube. The rifle is also equipped with a takedown lever on the left side. This is a very nice example of an extremely rare and interesting repeating 22 rifle, research having uncovered only one other example sold on the secondary market some seventeen years ago. (13C10826-705) {ANTIQUE} [Dr. W. Lloyd Hudson, Jr. Collection] (2000/3000)