As a collector of the Remington Nylon series, I'm often asked what the difference is between the Mohawk Brown Nylon 66 and the Seneca Green model of the same gun. Quite regularly, someone will acquire an Apache 77 clip-fed "K-Mart special" that is quite green in color and think that they have the rare Seneca Green Nylon 66. There's quite a difference. The Apache 77 will be so marked on the grip cap, is clip fed rather than in-stock tube fed, have no white spacers, and will have black diamonds inset into the fore-end shanks. These were made between 1987 and 1989, a total of 54,783 having been made. They will command a premium of about 10 to 15% over the MB N66.
The difference between a run-of-the mill Nylon 66 Mohawk Brown and its comparatively rare Seneca Green counterpart lies only in the very subtle color differences of the stocks. The Mohawk Brown model is, well, brown. The Seneca Green model is also brown - sort of. The best way to describe it is that it is a green-tinged brown. As I say, the difference is subtle. Here are two comparative pictures of representative examples of each in my collection. The top one is Mohawk Brown, the lower one is Seneca Green.
When you have them side by side, the difference is apparent. In dim light, viewing either of them alone (such as at a gun show), one can be mistaken for the other. So what's the difference?
The MB model is by far the most common model. 675,052 were manufactured by Remington between 1958 and as late as possibly 1991. The SG model is a fairly rare bird; 45,250 were made between 1958 and 1963. Values on both have been escalating in recent years, but the the SG model is by far more valuable - probably on the order of 2X compared to the MB. They were made in the early years, and attrition has thinned out the supply considerably.
Please don't ask me about values - there are too many variables; condition, year of manufacture, area of the country, presence or or not of an original box and papers, etc. I can only give you relative values, as above.
If you have your eye out for either of these Nylon 66s, I hope this comparison will be helpful to you.
John
The difference between a run-of-the mill Nylon 66 Mohawk Brown and its comparatively rare Seneca Green counterpart lies only in the very subtle color differences of the stocks. The Mohawk Brown model is, well, brown. The Seneca Green model is also brown - sort of. The best way to describe it is that it is a green-tinged brown. As I say, the difference is subtle. Here are two comparative pictures of representative examples of each in my collection. The top one is Mohawk Brown, the lower one is Seneca Green.
When you have them side by side, the difference is apparent. In dim light, viewing either of them alone (such as at a gun show), one can be mistaken for the other. So what's the difference?
The MB model is by far the most common model. 675,052 were manufactured by Remington between 1958 and as late as possibly 1991. The SG model is a fairly rare bird; 45,250 were made between 1958 and 1963. Values on both have been escalating in recent years, but the the SG model is by far more valuable - probably on the order of 2X compared to the MB. They were made in the early years, and attrition has thinned out the supply considerably.
Please don't ask me about values - there are too many variables; condition, year of manufacture, area of the country, presence or or not of an original box and papers, etc. I can only give you relative values, as above.
If you have your eye out for either of these Nylon 66s, I hope this comparison will be helpful to you.
John
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