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MH1919 Newbie Offline Posts: 7 Location: Ohio Joined: Aug 5^th, 2025	Help identifying Rolling Block pistol? Yesterday at 2:48pm	Print Post
	I'm sure somebody on here knows exactly what this is. Please, share a little knowledge.


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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2033 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Help identifying Rolling Block pistol? Reply #1 - yesterday at 3:06pm	Print Post
	Custom made rolling block pistol, disassembled, with british proof marks. Likely from 1890-1920 time period, think this when most of the custom pistols were produced by individual gunsmiths. I don't think it's a factory original, but instead is a rework of a factory one


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Online Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17429 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Help identifying Rolling Block pistol? Reply #2 - yesterday at 3:38pm	Print Post
	It was built on a #4 Rolling Block action from what I see.

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Joe Do... Oldtimer ASSRA Board Member ASSRA Journal Editor Offline Posts: 646 Location: 'burbs of Chicago Joined: May 19^th, 2012	Re: Help identifying Rolling Block pistol? Reply #3 - yesterday at 9:52pm	Print Post
	The Proof Mark shown on the barrel is Belgian, not English. The receiver is similar in shape to a Remington No.4 and may be Rem, but the extractor and shape of the breech block don’t look Remington … I may be wrong. This may be a Belgian copy in pieces. See if you can locate a copy of Remington Rolling Block Pistols by Landskron. Chapter 24 covers foreign rolling block pistols -&- Chapter. 25 covers pistols on Remington Rifle actions. The best advice I got from a friend that helped me a lot … buy one to two books for every gun you buy. A reference library is very helpful. … Joe D
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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2033 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: Help identifying Rolling Block pistol? Reply #4 - yesterday at 10:11pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the correction, Joe. I just guessed at the proofs, and I have the proof mark book, just didn't bother to open it! You're right about reference books, but you have to look at them to benefit.


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MH1919 Newbie Offline Posts: 7 Location: Ohio Joined: Aug 5^th, 2025	Re: Help identifying Rolling Block pistol? Reply #5 - Today at 12:02am	Print Post
	Yuank you. I knew it wasn't Remington but had no idea what the proof marks meant.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Online Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17429 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Help identifying Rolling Block pistol? Reply #6 - Today at 11:40am	Print Post
	I'll dig out my copy of Jerry's Rolling Block pistol book today and see if he mentions any Belgian made pistols built on a #4 sized frame?

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