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May 18th, 2024 at 3:44pm
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Here are a few of the very early and unusual Remington rolling block sporting rifles.  Made prior to the standardization of #1 sporting rifles in 1873.  Marcot classified them as the 1870 series.
  
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Reply #1 - May 18th, 2024 at 3:45pm
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Reply #2 - May 18th, 2024 at 6:36pm
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That’s a great set of early sporting rifles Kenn. I especially like the one with the exaggerated crescent buttplate.
  
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Reply #3 - May 20th, 2024 at 9:25pm
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Sent you a PM  Smiley
  
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Reply #4 - May 21st, 2024 at 12:50am
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Nice rifles Ken!
I have an early round top with the deep crescent buttplate also. Mine is a .44 Long cartridge.
  

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marlinguy wrote on May 21st, 2024 at 12:50am:
Nice rifles Ken!
I have an early round top with the deep crescent buttplate also. Mine is a .44 Long cartridge.

Lets see it!!!!!!!!
  
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Reply #6 - May 23rd, 2024 at 10:25am
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Longknife wrote on May 23rd, 2024 at 8:52am:
marlinguy wrote on May 21st, 2024 at 12:50am:
Nice rifles Ken!
I have an early round top with the deep crescent buttplate also. Mine is a .44 Long cartridge.

Lets see it!!!!!!!!


Bought this one from Ed Curtis years ago just to have an early round top Sporting model.

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Reply #7 - May 25th, 2024 at 8:33am
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SWEET!!~!!! Wink
  
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Longknife wrote on May 25th, 2024 at 8:33am:
SWEET!!~!!! Wink


Thanks. It's got a gorgeous bore, and shoots very well. Wish it was D&T for a tang sight though so I could have a better rear sight. Since the top tang is rollstamped I can't put any holes in it and goof it up.
  

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Reply #9 - Jul 10th, 2024 at 8:04am
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some beautiful rifles there fellas, nice collection of #1 Sporting RB's
  
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Reply #10 - Jul 10th, 2024 at 11:18am
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Just made a deal to buy another early round top Sporting Rifle yesterday. A pretty unusual configuration with a full round 34" barrel and no rear barrel sight. Owner isn't much on guns, so couldn't give me any details on the cartridge other than to measure bore, rim, and base diameters with a dial caliper. So not positive on the cartridge until it arrives. All I could determine for sure is it's a very large cartridge, and centerfire, with a beautiful bore. 
Like most early round tops the images show at fairly plain stock and round nose forearm as early guns had. Asked to check for the usual cartridge marking, but he couldn't find anything? I figured at his low asking price I'd chance it regardless of the cartridge.
  

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Reply #11 - Jul 15th, 2024 at 8:20am
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marlinguy wrote on Jul 10th, 2024 at 11:18am:
Just made a deal to buy another early round top Sporting Rifle yesterday. A pretty unusual configuration with a full round 34" barrel and no rear barrel sight. Owner isn't much on guns, so couldn't give me any details on the cartridge other than to measure bore, rim, and base diameters with a dial caliper. So not positive on the cartridge until it arrives. All I could determine for sure is it's a very large cartridge, and centerfire, with a beautiful bore. 
Like most early round tops the images show at fairly plain stock and round nose forearm as early guns had. Asked to check for the usual cartridge marking, but he couldn't find anything? I figured at his low asking price I'd chance it regardless of the cartridge.


Post some pics when you get it!
  
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Reply #12 - Jul 15th, 2024 at 3:31pm
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Longknife wrote on Jul 15th, 2024 at 8:20am:


Post some pics when you get it!


UPS update says the two rifles are scheduled to land tomorrow! So once I get a chance to do a chamber cast and look them over I'll update.
  

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Reply #13 - Jul 19th, 2024 at 6:23pm
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The round top Rolling Block and Ballard #3 Gallery showed up, and the RB was a surprise. But since it was cheap I wont complain too much. Turned out the unknown cartridge is a 20 gauge! The shotgun is a full Sporting action with long lower tang, and sporting style buttstock. In pretty nice condition, and a perfect bore. Most of the barrel bluing still great. Pulled the buttstock to see matching numbers on the left tangs, but an unusual 44 stamped into the top tang recess in the buttstock? I've never seen a marking like that before in the wood?

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And the little Ballard with a rare shotgun buttstock.

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