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Info on Rolling Block
- Thread starter sasktraveler
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With all the marks in the wood and especially the odd marks in the last picture I'm thinking that it may be one of the contract rifles done for overseas military use. The cursive symbols in the second picture could be Egyptian, Turkish or some other country from around the eastern Mediterranean area? I know from reading that at least one country in that region used Remington rolling block rifles. And if that should prove to be the case then the chambering will be in whatever cartridge that the country used and likely not the .50-70 you are thinking.
- Location
- saskatchewan
Would not the 8 NY perhaps be for the New York militia?
With the SNY(State of New York) cartouche ,high hammer spur and NY unit marks it is safe to say it is a New York State model. NY ordered 19500 rifles and 1500 carbines all in 50-70 in 1871-73.
These were fitted with the "locking action" which lowered the hammer to half #### when the block was closed.
These were fitted with the "locking action" which lowered the hammer to half #### when the block was closed.
The last picture clearly shows the SNY cartouche (State of New York), not 8NY so yes, you have a New York State rolling block in 50-70. Tang markings indicate that this one was part of the first order of 15,000 made in 1871.
Another distinguishing feature of the New York rolling block is the longer hammer thumb piece than those found on other rolling blocks.
The following shamelessly plagiarized fromGeorge Layman's book on military rolling blocks "The New York State rolling block is also the only Remington made rolling block with the "locking action" which incorporates some internal modifications. It is loaded the same as the conventional rolling block action is, by cocking the hammer, rolling the block down and inserting the cartridge. However, when the block is raised the hammer automatically drops into a safety notch so that it must be returned to full-#### before it can be fired."
Another distinguishing feature of the New York rolling block is the longer hammer thumb piece than those found on other rolling blocks.
The following shamelessly plagiarized fromGeorge Layman's book on military rolling blocks "The New York State rolling block is also the only Remington made rolling block with the "locking action" which incorporates some internal modifications. It is loaded the same as the conventional rolling block action is, by cocking the hammer, rolling the block down and inserting the cartridge. However, when the block is raised the hammer automatically drops into a safety notch so that it must be returned to full-#### before it can be fired."
