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Smoke Oldtimer Online Posts: 829 Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 24^th, 2013	1871 Rollingblock Question Feb 12^th, 2026 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	I'm cleaning up an estate and one of the items is a receiver for an 1871 US Springfield Rollingblock with the trigger, mainspring, and some other parts in it. Would the rest of the internals from a #1 RB work in this receiver?
	« Last Edit: Feb 13^th, 2026 at 2:29pm by Smoke »
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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4322 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: 1872 Rollingblock Question Reply #1 - Feb 13^th, 2026 at 12:59am	Print Post
	Smokey Bear was a real cute and real scared and burned little cub when the Forest Ranger in Capitan, New Mexico pulled him out of a tree burned by a forest fire in 1950. After his death at the National Zoo his body was returned to Capitan for burial where there is a Smokey Bear Historical Park.


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jfeldman ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1106 Location: Imperial Beach, Ca Joined: Nov 5^th, 2005	Re: 1871 Rollingblock Question Reply #2 - Feb 13^th, 2026 at 8:37pm	Print Post
	Okay, Smoke!!! Does that answer your question?!? Joe


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17718 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: 1872 Rollingblock Question Reply #3 - Feb 13^th, 2026 at 9:02pm	Print Post
	oneatatime wrote on Feb 13^th, 2026 at 12:59am: Smokey Bear was a real cute and real scared and burned little cub when the Forest Ranger in Capitan, New Mexico pulled him out of a tree burned by a forest fire in 1950. After his death at the National Zoo his body was returned to Capitan for burial where there is a Smokey Bear Historical Park. I guess it's late enough for an evening sip or two huh?

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ssdave Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2106 Location: Eastern Oregon Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: 1871 Rollingblock Question Reply #4 - Feb 13^th, 2026 at 9:59pm	Print Post
	I thought so, too, Vall, but then I read the fine print in the OP's post at the bottom, and it makes sense. To answer the original question, the 1871 Springfield Armory Rolling block used a slightly modified mechanism, that dropped the hammer to half cock when the block was closed. Because of that, I don't think the parts will directly interchange with a #1.
	« Last Edit: Feb 13^th, 2026 at 10:07pm by ssdave »

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KFW Oldtimer Offline Posts: 616 Location: Wyoming Joined: Dec 18^th, 2016	Re: 1871 Rollingblock Question Reply #5 - yesterday at 6:22am	Print Post
	I used to live in Capitan.................and I still don't understand the Smokey the bear connection?


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1Hawkeye Full Member Offline Posts: 239 Location: South end of Northern Virginia Joined: Jun 29^th, 2019	Re: 1871 Rollingblock Question Reply #6 - yesterday at 9:06am	Print Post
	Would parts from a NY state model rolling block work? They have the same drop to half cock feature.


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Timetripper Full Member Offline Posts: 147 Location: Carlisle Joined: Mar 4^th, 2013	Re: 1871 Rollingblock Question Reply #7 - yesterday at 4:07pm	Print Post
	Check with Ken Womack at rolling block parts. He may have what you need in the way of parts and answers. John


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17718 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: 1872 Rollingblock Question Reply #8 - yesterday at 5:20pm	Print Post
	oneatatime wrote on Feb 13^th, 2026 at 12:59am: Smokey Bear was a real cute and real scared and burned little cub when the Forest Ranger in Capitan, New Mexico pulled him out of a tree burned by a forest fire in 1950. After his death at the National Zoo his body was returned to Capitan for burial where there is a Smokey Bear Historical Park. Sorry Chauncey! I missed his reference to Smokey below his post! My bad.

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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4322 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: 1871 Rollingblock Question Reply #9 - yesterday at 9:00pm	Print Post
	KFW, when did you leave Capitan?


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