Rem Nylon 66 "Made in Canada" & BNP Proof Tested

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Daniel01

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Hello. I recently acquired a Rem Nylon 66, Mohawk Brown, that was made (assembled) in Canada that was Nitro Proof Tested at the Birmingham, UK, facility.
The stampings on the barrel are: "MADE IN CANADA" (near receiver), Stamped at front on barrel are: BNP (under Crown), ".22 LR .610"', "8 TONS PER [Sq in] box", "Crossed Swords with "L" @ 9pm; "1" @ 6pm & "R" @ 3pm. Also stamped on the barrel close to the receiver are: "R D 1959" (LHS) and "EDJ" (RHS). It is also threaded. Can anyone offer insights into the relative value of this unique and possibly very rare "66"? Thank you.
 
I would say uncommon but probably not unique enough for it to be overly valuable .Would be only really interesting to someone who collects the Nylon 66 guns and what they are willing to pay for it
 
Agreed. The market dictates price. Many C&R Collectors would be interested. Plus... I have no plans to sale. (Just getting documents in in order for the 'kids").
 
Thank you, skwerl. Actually, I have 4 .22 rifles that have been stamped Nitro Proof tested in the UK: the Nylon 66, 2 Rem 572's & 1 Rem 552. While these are somewhat rare in the US, it simply demonstrates that they were imported/shipped (by Remington, Military or an individual) to the Birmingham Proof House for integrity testing. After BNP proof testing, Rem would then use the "REP" stamp (in an oval for Remington English Proof) to indicate that the firearm had passed stringent proofing in the UK. Or, a military rifle could be released to the commercial market. Or, an individual could use the rifle in the UK. These are unusually rare in the US or "Curios", at the very least to Collectors. Plus, quite coincidentally, these are all threaded.
 
Remington produced approximately 1,050,350 Nylon 66 rifles in total from 1959 to 1989. Out of those just over million USA made ones we know from Remington USA production records that 716,492 of those were Mohawk Brown models.

The production numbers for the "Made in Canada" specific rifles are not separately itemized in general historical documentation but are included within the cumulative total.

So maybe Remington made a hundred thousand or less or more correctly, assembled that many in Canada as they used USA made parts except maybe Canadian made barrels?
 
Yes... that's what my research indicates, also. I have initiated preliminary contact with the Birmingham Proof House to see if I can get specific documentation on these arms. I will submit all 4 of these for Birmingham archives searches (with good images) so I can add the proof documentation to each rifle's file. Is it worth the time & effort & will it add additional value to these collectables? Doesn't matter to me because I'll be "past tense" by the time my kids try to figure out "What is this?". (SMILE)
 
(As an aside, related to an entirely different topic (Gramophones), my "Senior" Canadian friend, who has a huge collection, recently told me that his network of collectors is dying off and the families are simply flooding the market "with all this old stuff". Hence, prices have fallen and some real gems can be found on eBay and in auctions.)

I see something similar happening in the firearms market. "What are we going to do with all of dad's old stuff?" "Auction it off & the free-market chips fall as they will." So, my advice... keep shopping, grow your collections & have fun. You can't take it with you. And when the kids "miss the target", it won't matter to you anyhow.
 
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