Greetings!
I am newly registered to this forum.
In addition to a Remington Model 1894 12-gauge shotgun I recently inherited (used it when we owned a farm in Chantilly, VA) that has been passed down through the family from my great grandfather, I also inherited a Model 721 that my dad purchased for deer hunting. I eventually got to use this gun for deer hunting. I'm not sure when my dad purchased it, but sometime before September 1957.
I do know the following, however:
Manufactured April 1955 (left side barrel code DB, Serial Number 371XXX)
Returned to Remington to modify bolt lock when the safety was on (left side barrel code CD 3, plus stamp on the right side of the barrel that I interpret as the bolt lock alteration). Capable of being unloaded with the safety on.
It is chambered for .30-06 rounds.
Unfortunately, the way my dad ultimately stored the guns when he finally hid them away in his house (he let my brother and I know where they were rather than asking us if we wanted them) meant that they all developed some level of rust on one side of the barrel and, in the case of the 721, some areas of damage to the wooden stock. I've taken care of the more immediate rust on this rifle's barrel and it has cleaned up well. These are the "before" photos:
20250712_093047 by
gsaun039, on Flickr
20250712_092942 by
gsaun039, on Flickr
20250712_093008 by
gsaun039, on Flickr