Hello,
I had recently purchased this rifle from a vendor in Australia and the man had little to no knowledge about it. The markings on it (that weren't faded away) I found interesting. I stripped it down for cleaning and to see if there was anything that could help me identify it. There are no english words on this rifle. Just markings that are too faded to see. The remington mark is even faded it can be barely seen.
Im hoping someone here has the knowledge to help me out.
Anthony.
Rolling Block Help with ID
Rolling Block Help with ID
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Re: Rolling Block Help with ID
Hi There,
Your rolling block appears to be a second model (with bar type extractor)
and stepped sides. This could have either the concave breach (early) or
the flat breach (after August 1870). The configuration appears to be a
typical "Spanish" model but you will have to check the chamber dimensions
to make sure.
The bad news is the trigger guard and receiver are mix-matched. The
numbers on the left side of the upper and lower tangs are "lot" numbers
and are used to keep the two parts together during the fitting and finishing
process. And the numbers should match. So the two parts are not from the
same rifle originally. Depending on where and to who the rifle was sold
to originally, it may be possible that the parts got switched at an Armory
during a rebuilding-refinishing process.
Cheers!
Webb
Your rolling block appears to be a second model (with bar type extractor)
and stepped sides. This could have either the concave breach (early) or
the flat breach (after August 1870). The configuration appears to be a
typical "Spanish" model but you will have to check the chamber dimensions
to make sure.
The bad news is the trigger guard and receiver are mix-matched. The
numbers on the left side of the upper and lower tangs are "lot" numbers
and are used to keep the two parts together during the fitting and finishing
process. And the numbers should match. So the two parts are not from the
same rifle originally. Depending on where and to who the rifle was sold
to originally, it may be possible that the parts got switched at an Armory
during a rebuilding-refinishing process.
Cheers!
Webb