.256 Newton

That is so cool, I am picking up the rifle; I haven't sold any of the previous batch but I'll find a way to justify it to the wife; What I like about the rifle is the perfect balance and it's neat...not sure if stock is the original but...I picking up a nice 30-40 Krag with it with dies, I think I mentioned that, it comes with a nice newer (60-70's) darker stock. I'm excited as I have some ammo for this one.

I really need to get into the buy and sell section so I can buy more lol
 
A Newton sold on one of the U.S. auction sites, no date on the page, for just under 2 grand US. You may want to rethink hunting with it. Ammo and brass is available, Stateside. Usual U.S. government no exporting idiocy involved, of course.
The Krag's going to give you a bit of grief too. Only if you ever need new ammo. It's only made, seasonally, by Remington and Winchester. Not mention of when that season is either. I believe it can be made out of .303 British though.
 
My hunting partner has some he will give me (krag), which is cool. My other friend will most likely buy the krag once I decided to let it go, he pass on a similar one years ago and has been kicking himself. Picking up both as soon as the wife gets here and takes over our 4 years old lol
 
I picked up the rifles and dies and also picked up a Remington model 8 in 35 rem; pretty good day, no more buying the wife said. Pictures coming shortly, not sure if reblued but most likely.
 
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The stock is correct as far as I can tell it looks like a first model Newton...There should've been a rear sight attached to a ring that went around the barrel forward of the action. It also looks like some sort of mount was soldered on to the front of the receiver. There is a book no longer in print called Charles Newton Father of high velocity that has everything you need to know about the rifles and the company history...I believe had he come out with this rifle after world war 2 he would have been more successful. I had the pleasure of owning 2 at one time and they are both accurate and elegant...and the elliptical rifling made them easy to clean too.
 
Its hard to tell from the photo angle and it is a little dark. Could be a re-barrel lacking the rear leaf sight ... the calibre is very interesting - but the action is what makes these unique IMO (and why it is not uncommon to see them re-barreled). A first model will have interrupted locking lugs on the bolt, forward facing double set triggers and the stock/action has a quick take down feature that is adjustable for wear. When you release the rear of the floorplate via the stud in the trigger guard - the floorplate drops down & becomes an handle that unscrews the front action bolt and the barrel/action swings up and away from the stock. Bolt also has two extra locking lugs towards the rear for safety (like the later Tikka M65 but not quite as pronounced) .. Safey locks the striker and not the trigger. As mentioned - all the original barrels I have seen are segmental (oval) and it is claimed that the legendary Harry Pope oversaw the barrel production. They are under appreciated gems of design and workmanship from a period when some rifles (Mannlicher Schoenauer, Newton arguably) represented the upper tier of design and workmanship along with "some" English doubles
 
The rear sight was like sidvicious said the rear sight was with a ring, properly just remove for that peep sight in the rear. I will take it appart to check the serial, so far the ones I can see all match.
 
The rear sight was like sidvicious said the rear sight was with a ring, properly just remove for that peep sight in the rear. I will take it appart to check the serial, so far the ones I can see all match.
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If it is original - taking it "apart" will take you less time than it took to type that...

It also looks like some sort of mount was soldered on to the front of the receiver.
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sidvicious if you are referring to the flat surface on the receiver top ... that is factory and a "part" of the integral "double square bridge" standard on first model Newtons
 
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