Remington 51
 

Hey, does anyone know much about these Remingtons? I took a 1911 commericial in to send through an FFL (the Texas gun shop would not accept my 03 from me :(), anyway, took my 1911 in to ship / transfer and saw this Remington 51, it is a 32 ACP. The story is, that it belonged to grandfather and no one knew he had it.

It is in such nice shape the gun shop assumed it was reblued. It is as pristine as it looks in these poor pictures.

Opinions?

They wanted $200, I offered $150, the guy had it on consignment accepted and it is now home with me.

ed
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Ed,

Of course...now you will need to hang out at yet, another, gun forum :)

http://www.remingtonsociety.com

I have seen really nice original ones in the more popular .380 ACP go for over $ 550...

I could never understand such a beautifully designed and elegant-looking gun getting that rather crude (IMO) treatment to the top of its receiver...

Ed,

Those are very sweet little pistols. And you got a bargain (we won't use the word "steal"...), about 1/4 of its value. They came in .38 and .380, the .380 are supposedly worth a bit more. 65,000 units between 1918-1926.

Iirc the action is kind of a delayed blowback with a separate, tipping breechblock--an unnecessarily complicated design by John Pederson, of 1903 Springfield Pederson Device fame.

They are extremely well made, very elegant, the fire bluing is truly exquisite. Looks like yours has never been fired.

Here's the one I owned briefly before I traded it for a Luger...


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--Dwight

Thanks Pete and Dwight!


I have liked how they looked for a long time, but just haven't gotten one.

I never thought the guy would take less, but he did, I think I'd have paid the $200 for it ;)


Ed

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Nice gun Ed! Ruins the hell outa my day!

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Ed, let me know when you want to make a quick $75.00

:-)

Ed,

I echo David's sentiments! You, Sir; got a H*LL of a bargin. The .32 is a little rarer than the .380. Yours is a later piece ( finer slide serrations ). The fire bluing is super. They shoot real nice, albeit bad sights. Again, enjoy it!

Mike:D

Heinz and Mike, thanks much, the ole right time, right place and had the money on me :D


Ed

Hell, I would have gone next door and held up the liqour store if I didn't happen to have the cash on me!
Speaking of which, to get a deal that good you usually need to be wearing a mask and a gun any way. <grin>

Nice coup Ed.

Mr. Tinker,

Congratulations on acquiring a VERY nice condition Remington Model 51 in what has to be the deal of 2007. Yours looks brand new! I have one in .32 that is very nice but nothing like yours. They are as Dwight said a very well made and carefully crafted Pistol. I think it is pretty neat to have a modern semi auto Pistol with the name Remington on it. Best, Lloyd in Vegas

Lloyd, mIStEr Tinker, :D

Again, thanks David ;)

I saw one in an antique auction last year and it went for almost $500, so when I saw this one yesterday...


Ed

Neat pistol Ed! Great score...

Ron

Ed, They only made about one .32 for every ten 380s, but the .380 are usually easier to sell, since most customers purchase these as shooter and I've found very few collectors of these out there. I would estimate that yours is worth $750 to the right guy, if you can find him. TH PS: Be sure to check the breech block for cracks, before attempting to shoot, as they are very prone to breakage. I do have most M51 parts in stock, except for original mags.

Ed, Always nice to make a good deal and it's a very nice looking pistol. hmmmm, that gun rack looks familiar. Brent B.

Thanks Brent, yes, it works for things other than luggers, and holds them nice ;)



ed

Nice find, the only thing bad I have read about them is that they can be difficult to put back together if you do more than a field strip due to the design

Folks,

A decent field stripping guide can be found in W.H.B. Smith's Book of Pistols and Revolvers.

Mike:D

Ed, I owned one of these in .380 back in the late 1960's and early 1970's...

I have regretted trading it ever since... it has one of the flattest profiles of any pocket pistol and makes a great summer weight concealment gun... it disappears in a back jeans pocket...

Congrats! I would have paid the $200 without blinking... if I had been the one to find it.

Ed Very very nice. Bargain of the year. Good for you! Bill

Ed, BTW...

If you should ever decide to sell this little beauty (i.e., go completely insane) please think of me first.