The patient pictured below is currently undergoing major transplants to prolong his life. Born some 97 years ago in Remington's Ilion, NY factory, today his Pennsylvania "Doctor" hopes to give the old timer a NEW lease on life. Its official designation is REMINGTON NO.4 S AMERICAN BOY SCOUT (1913-1914).
His Granddaddy was Remington's popular No. 4 single-shot solid frame. His .22rf caliber Daddy was named CADET (1911-1912) and closely resembled many of his military forefathers who were actively engaged in various armed conflicts world wide. Daddy wore the military full-stock and gave every appearance of those many military muskets.
Remington made an unknown quantity of the Cadet, but they're known to be very scarce. One sold this past January at an online Wisconsin auction for $1,100.
In 1913 one of the 3 Boy Scout organizations then operating in the US asked Remington to rename their Cadet as the AMERICAN BOY SCOUT. They also added an accessory for these guns, a bayonet and scabbard and with leather sling was advertised in the Remington 1913 catalog at a whopping $8.00. Today if you had the bayo and scabbard it would double the value of your gun. It's estimated about 1500 of this model were made.
The identical gun was then renamed the MILITARY MODEL (1914-1924). The total made, including all 3 named 4 S models, was only 5,000.
My rifle was acquired a month ago at another online auction in Georgia. It's wearing a Savage 1903 pump butt, the hammer spur has been broken off and smoothed, the front sight is missing, the rear sight was bent and brazed, both swivel loops were missing, and the tang had been broken and crudely brazed.
So far, I've found and purchased the necessary parts (all original parts canibalized from other vintage Rems), the operating "Doc" says he's repaired the rear sight and is just waiting for the parts to arrive.
He owns a MILITARY 4 S and is going to attempt to make a bayo and scabbard for both of our guns. When the patient is returned home I'll take some pics to post here so you can see the AFTER results.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
His Granddaddy was Remington's popular No. 4 single-shot solid frame. His .22rf caliber Daddy was named CADET (1911-1912) and closely resembled many of his military forefathers who were actively engaged in various armed conflicts world wide. Daddy wore the military full-stock and gave every appearance of those many military muskets.
Remington made an unknown quantity of the Cadet, but they're known to be very scarce. One sold this past January at an online Wisconsin auction for $1,100.
In 1913 one of the 3 Boy Scout organizations then operating in the US asked Remington to rename their Cadet as the AMERICAN BOY SCOUT. They also added an accessory for these guns, a bayonet and scabbard and with leather sling was advertised in the Remington 1913 catalog at a whopping $8.00. Today if you had the bayo and scabbard it would double the value of your gun. It's estimated about 1500 of this model were made.
The identical gun was then renamed the MILITARY MODEL (1914-1924). The total made, including all 3 named 4 S models, was only 5,000.
My rifle was acquired a month ago at another online auction in Georgia. It's wearing a Savage 1903 pump butt, the hammer spur has been broken off and smoothed, the front sight is missing, the rear sight was bent and brazed, both swivel loops were missing, and the tang had been broken and crudely brazed.
So far, I've found and purchased the necessary parts (all original parts canibalized from other vintage Rems), the operating "Doc" says he's repaired the rear sight and is just waiting for the parts to arrive.
He owns a MILITARY 4 S and is going to attempt to make a bayo and scabbard for both of our guns. When the patient is returned home I'll take some pics to post here so you can see the AFTER results.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
