Remington Rider # 3 rifle/shotgun combo

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justashooter
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Remington Rider # 3 rifle/shotgun combo

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Remington Rider # 3 12 gauge with 38-55 insert, rifle sights
I recently acquired a Remington # 3 in 12 gauge that has a wide solid rib on top of barrel and rifle sights. It has a 38-55 rifle barrel insert that is installed in the gun by sliding into the barrel from breach end and affixing a tapered nut to the threaded muzzle, which extends thru the shotgun bore by about 3/4 of an inch.

This gun seems to be an "anything that walks or flies on this continent" type combination, and must have been a factory special order. the bluing is nearly 100% and the wood is nicely finished. perhaps it is an entire professional re-finish.

The rear sight, which is dovetailed to the rib, has a hinge at rear and flips up to give ladder graduations up to 1000 yards. The front sight, also dovetailed to the rib, is an ivory bead with a see-thru hole drilled underneath. I suppose this was used in bird shooting. the buttplate is the correct R over A bakelite.

Any ideas on how common/rare a factory combination like this is, and what approximate value would be assuming a prefessional re-finish (wood has a glossy finish that may be shellac or poly, blue just seems too good to be true)? Any ideas on how to validate this gun as original condition in combo state. Serial is 711XX.
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