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REMINGTON RIDER MAGAZINE PISTOL MODEL1871

This model was not serial-numbered. Cal.32 RF Extra Short. 3" Octagon Barrel. Retains 98% of original nickel finish. A 5 shot magazine is located under the barrel. The gun is plain and has standard rosewood grips. Most were factory engraved making plain examples like this one harder to find and as such particularly desirable. Has the two-line address and 1871 patent date marking on top of the barrel. This Joseph Rider invention is one of the most unusual of 19th. Century pocket pistols. About 13.000 were manufactured from 1871 to 1888. Excellent +. Cartridges shown for information purposes only.

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