[rsako]

Hi Folks,

Here's the second one my friend acquired recently. It's a Remington Rolling Block...which i know very little about.

It's completely functional. Very solid. It too has also been reworked as the blueing in the pics show. The rust pits are completly controlled now and it was certainly polished during the re-blue process but is now showing a nice looking old patina look. The stock is great but has had a harder finish applied...many many years ago i'm sure.

It has very little markings (though I have not yet taken it apart to look under the barrel and such). I can't even tell what the caliber/cartridge is or even find a serial number.

Any and all help/guidance would be appreciated in ID, caliber and current value.

Here's a few pics:

 

[rsako]

Little bump....

 

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Looks like it might be an Argentine that was refinished before hitting the market If so caliber should be .43 Spanish or Reformodo

 

[rsako]

Caliber

You may be right about the 43 Spanish.

depending on how I hold my tongue, the inside bore of the muzzle reads 0.438 inches...but the inside of the chamber reads 0.520ish.

Was the 43 Spanish a tapered casing or straight? I'm guessing straight and the difference is the wall thickness of the brass.

any other way to confirm caliber on these old girls??

 

[NavyGunner]

The only way to tell for sure what cartridge it takes would be to do a chamber casting and compare your measurements to data from books such as Cartridges of the world. A friend bought one that an local auction house has marked as being .45-70 which after doing a chamber casting turned out to be .43 Spanish Reformado. It too wasn't marked with a caliber designation.

 

[musketshooter]

The 43 Reformando is a straight tapered case and the bullet diameter is .446. The 43 SP is a bottle neck case with a .439 bullet. It IS NOT an Argentine rifle. The rifle has little collector value since the barrel has been altered for another type front sight. It is worth the value of the parts for someone to build a black powder CTG shooter. About $400.

 

[rsako]

Thanks to all for the replies.

Though modified and reworked...it is sure a neat piece. They are/were built tough!

Thanks again folks.

 

[oldgoat46]

The front sight looks different from the Rolling Blocks I've had in .43 Spanish. Although the US units in 45/70 were marked as US and.45. does your rifle have any inspectors marks on the stock? Nice looking rifle.

 

[rsako]

Interesting. I'm not with the rifle at the moment. Travelling on biz. Where would the inspector markings be located?

Though i never looked hard at the stock. Maybe they were sanded off during the refinish. But then again they may be faint if i look harder.

 

[oldgoat46]

They should be on the left hand side of the rifle on the wrist close to the stock and if it is a US rifle and was issued to a NG unit there may be evidence of a state marking on the stock next to the buttplate or on top of the stock just up from the butt plate. Lack of markings on the reciever or barrel pretty much negates US issue but maybe. 45/70 Rolling blocks are a real prize. Also the later ones in 7mm mauser

 

[rsako]

My son is gonna have a closer look. He has better eyes than me!

 

[rsako]

Nope...no markings at all unfortunately.