Found this one a new home.......Mine!!! That's what the Sioux said that picked up Custer's rifle. I'll bet he was excited also. It's a beaut. I wonder how close Higginbotham's Custer rifles were to this? Anyone have one?

1976.....that's a wonderful RB, enjoy!
I'm in the process of building something similar along the lines of Custer's rifle, also in .50/70 Govt. I have collected all the components, just have to put them all together! one question....what is the barrel length on your rifle? Thanks.
Spud

Friend of mine just won a really nice Rolling Block Sporting Rifle at a Wards Auction last Friday. It's in about the same condition as yours, but a later octagon top receiver. Has a 30" half octagon barrel in .32-40, but the barrel is marked "Krupp Fluid Steel". Obviously an old rebarrel.
From what I can discover that marking was only used in the early 1900's, and mostly on shotguns, but a small number of rifles too. A pretty unusual old Roller, that has some interesting sights on barrel and tang.

Beautiful rifle! Nice job getting it home. Love those old case colors and 50 cal as well! Someone's going to have a fun shooting season!

rollingblock wrote on Mar 26^th, 2021 at 7:15pm:


Well my first thought was it had an address, but just dug it out of the safe and you're right; it has no barrel rollstamp at all. Just the serial number under the forearm, and caliber marking lower flat.

Now that's a right dandy sporter. Congratulations.

Regards,
Powderman