C&R · III · 129
Remington–Keene prototype rifle
Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 43 ↗
Remington Keen Prototype Bolt-Action Rifle, S/N 4, with 4-inch barrel.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 4-inch barrel”
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 4”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1878–1880.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- E. Remington & SonsBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- BoltBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- Not statedBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Listed serials only · c. 1878–1880production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 43 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Remington–Keene rifle” ↗, years: Remington built prototypes for the 1878 Army board; production rifles delivered 1880
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context
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Summary: Wikipedia, “Remington–Keene rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Remington–Keene is an early bolt-action rifle with a tubular magazine.