[Ranger58]

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to help a friend of mine figure out this Remington Rolling Block SRC. I believe this is a No.1 Rolling Block from the information available, but I'm not 100% sure. I also think the rifle has been repaired or modified. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've attached a few pic's and here are some of the things I see to make me believe it has been repaired or fooled with. I believe the rear sight is incorrect and has been soldered to the barrel. Additionally the thumb extrusion on the breech block looks to be repaired or modified. The only stamped markings I could find other than the E.Remington with patent dates was a number "9" located on the side of the tang once i removed the buttstock and a letter "B" on the left side of the barrel. The rear site which i'm not sure is correct is stamped "43" in front with ranges of 120-180-240-300 with a stamp above each yardage on the left side of site. The ladder portion of the site is marked 500 to 1100 yards (5-6-7-8-9-10-11). Barrel band is without any stamp. The stock has two cartouche,s (see pic's). And i'm not sure what the caliber is. My friend is helping liquidate a collection that was left to a family and I'am interested in the rifle but not sure how correct it is to determine the worth. I told him it could be worth a fair amount or just a wall hanger.

Thanks,

Craig
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[Cloudy]

Bubba has at least touched the rear sight and breech block. I believe that the rear sight should be screw-fastened rather than crudely soldered and appears to perhaps be a musketoon or rifle sight rather than a carbine sight. The thumbpiece on the breech block seems to have been broken off and a crude replacement fitted. It appears to have a correct carbine front sight but I can't say for sure from the photo. I think that the cartouche is upside down and shows "JT" for James Taylor. It has the later rotary extractor, stepped action and mortised front and rear of the receiver so possibly dates from the 1871-1874 period. If there is no inletting for a sling swivel on the underside of the buttstock and the forearm has the band spring on the bottom, it's probably a genuine carbine rather than a cut down rifle. It's possible that the "43" stamped on the sight may indicate the caliber (.43 Spanish, Reformado, Egyptian etc.) but I couldn't say for sure. Others with more knowledge may chime in.

Alan

 

[singleshotman]

RE:Rolling block Carbine

Probably in .43 Egyptian, breech block handle broke off and was repaired(common, have seen several like it).Rear sight iS OFF A MUSKET, not a carbine, remington carbine sights had "L" shaped sight leafs and looked a lot like a civil war musket (1861) sight.Has been replaced. Worth $600 or more, because it's rare, even with repairs.Carbines are seldom seen, you will see 100 rifles to every carbine i have seen, and i've been buying antique rifles for fifty years now.

 

[Ranger58]

Gentlemen,

Sorry it has taken so long for me to get back. Thank you for replying to my post. I'm going to make an offer for the rifle and just want to make sure it wouldn't be to high or to low. I guess i will need to make a cast of the chamber in order to figure out which round it is actually chambered for.

Craig