Remington marked muzzle loading .62 rifle

[Smokepole]

Here are some photos of an interesting percussion rifle I bought.
The barrel is marked REMINGTON upsidedown on the breech - opposite flat from the drum. The barrel is almost 1 1/4" octagon @ the breech, tapering to almost 7/8" round at the muzzle, 8 lands and grooves, .62 cal. The barrel is 32 1/4" - 17" is tapered OCTAGON and 15 1/4" is tapered round. There is no provision for a ramrod. The pewter nosecap is poured in place. It has a brass trigger and is a well built rifle. A folding tang sight has been added on. The buttplate is brass and is shotgun or military style.
I have seen another barrel marked with the upsidedown REMINGTON on a target style muzzle loader before. It was a large bore, octagon barrel and also sported the brass trigger.
Anyone have any idea what this is?

 

[mooncoon]

I have seen or owned a couple of rifles stamped remington on the barrel but the name was on the bottom of the barrel and farther forward. Remington sold both rifled barrels and barrel blanks in the 1800s and private builders then used these in their own guns. Since the stock and lock work all look original and in keeping with the barrel, I would assume that your gun was made by a small gun maker using a remington barrel

cheers mooncoon

 

[tiriaq]

Exactly. Remington sold a lot of barrels. The lock is typical of the type sold through hardware channels, and widely used. With the absence of a ramrod, it is a bit different, in that it was made for target shooting.

 

[Smokepole]

Thanks, guys. That's pretty much what I thought too.
The fellow I bought this rifle from has used it for hunting whitetails. He said they never went far after a hit with a .60 round ball.
"It shoots to center", he said.

 

[mbogo3]

Think of it as a rifled .20 gauge/.62..........................Harold

 

[trevj]

Some trivia for y'all.

John M. Browning his self, used Remington barrels when he was building his falling block rifles, prior to selling his patent to Winchester to be developed into the Model 1885.

Apparently he was quite able to make his own barrels, but it was more profitable to source them from Remington. The Remington markings would often end up under the forend on his guns.

So says John Campbell in the Winchester Single Shot Rifle books.

Cheers
Trev