Remington Model 12-B Gallery Special .22 Short Takedown Rifle

Remington Model 12-B Gallery Special is a slide action rifle chambered in .22 Short with a 24" octagon barrel. The Model 12 (A, B, C, D, E, F) was designed by J. D. Pedersen in 1909 and produced through 1936. This gun is marked on the bottom of the frame with serial "RW35". The left side of frame is stamped "Gallery Special". Left side of barrel flat is stamped ".22 Short". The top of the barrel is marked "REMINGTON ARMS-UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO-REMINGTON WORKS, ILION N.Y. U.S.A. / PEDERSEN'S PATENT JAN. 5, 1909, JAN. 5, 1909, OCT. 12, 1909, NOV. 21, 1911. APR. 16, 1912 / Remington / TRADE MARK". The front sight is a Lyman beaded blade dovetailed to the front of the barrel. The rear sight is a "U"-notch with an adjustment screw elevator that is screwed to the dovetail mount on the barrel. The stocks are two-piece walnut with a grooved slide handle, straight stock, straight comb, with a steel crescent buttplate. The butt plate is marked "REMINGTON / UMC" in circle and "TRADE MARK".