Description

Boy Scouts with rifles? Yep & not just any rifle, their very own!

Offered for sale is this very rare, interesting & hard to find rifle, especially here in Australia.

In 1913, Remington introduced a revised version of the Cadet rifle, calling it the No.4-S Boy Scout rifle. Early production examples were stamped AMERICAN BOY SCOUT on the left side of the receiver as this example has. Some modern-day references indicate that the words “Boy Scout” were stamped on early No.4-S rifles and that some rifles were unmarked, but only guns marked AMERICAN BOY SCOUT have been found.

In 1913 there were three major rival scout organizations: The Boy Scouts of America, The Boy Scouts of the United States & The American Boy Scout. This latter organization renewed an earlier request for a military-style, single-shot rifle suitable for their boys. This request was formally sent to Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Company, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Ridabeck & Co. & to J.C. Stevens Arms & Tool Company.

On July 1, 1913, the American Boy Scout firearms selection committee recommended adoption of the Remington No.4S Boy Scout rifle as their official arm.

The American Boy Scout organization adopted the No.4-S Boy Scout rifle as their official arm. However, because of pressure from anti-violence influential donors, the Boy Scouts of America did not adopt any rifle.

The initial sales of Remington No.4-S Boy Scout rifles were funneled through the American Boy Scout organization. Remington’s stated goal (in the Minutes of the 3rd convention held January 6-11, 1913) was to get out a rifle for the boys who didn’t have enough money to buy an expensive rifle, and whom we wanted to have a Remington rifle in his hands.

Only members of the American Boy Scouts could buy the rifle. Remington omitted the dealer and was able to sell the new rifle with bayonet directly to scouts for only $5. However, within a few months normal distribution channels were opened & the No.4-S Boy Scout rifle was sold to the general public for $8. (1913-14 Remington-UMC catalog).

Remington proudly states “The new Remington-UMC Boy Scout and Cadet Rifle is designed to meet the demand for an attractive and durable .22 cal. military arm of light weight for the younger generation. Its extreme accuracy and splendid handling qualities recommend it particularly for drill and target work. These features have caused it to be adopted by a number of the leading military academies throughout the country.”

This is your chance to own one of these cool rifles which were largely lost to history & would make an excellent addition to your collection.

This is priced to sell, the action all works beautifully & the condition can be seen in the photos.

Do your own research & you will know if this is for you. Please view the photos carefully & make your decision based on what you see as they form the main description & override all written information. Ask for more if desired.

We think we have described it accurately & correctly but do not claim to be infallible so if we have got anything wrong, it is unintentional & are happy for feedback from people who know more than we do.

Whilst we check these out for serviceability, the warranty has expired & this is sold on an ‘as is’ basis. As with all used guns, we recommend you have this checked by a suitably qualified person prior to shooting.

We have a pretty unique refund policy on our collectable guns whereby we will refund your money if it is not as described when you receive it. Just let us know before you send it back.

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