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Cased REMINGTON ARMS CO. .45-70 Caliber Centerfire ROLLING BLOCK Rifle C&R With HARDWOOD CASE and .45-70 CASINGS
Guns International #: 102284242 Seller's Inventory #: 227757
Category: Remington Rifles - Single Shot Rifles - American
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
Cased REMINGTON ARMS CO. .45-70 Caliber Centerfire ROLLING BLOCK Rifle C&R
With HARDWOOD CASE and .45-70 CASINGS
Here we present a C&R Remington Arms Company Rolling Block Rifle and a Hardwood Case, made circa the turn of the century in Ilion, New York. The Remington rolling-block cartridge rifle was so popular that more than half the world’s armies adopted it or purchased quantities for police or martial purposes. During the American Civil War, gunsmith Leonard M. Geiger designed the basic action, in which the shooter “rolled” the breechblock backward with the thumb and inserted a cartridge in the breech, before the block “rolled” forward, and the interlocking hammer cocked in one fluid motion. E. Remington & Sons, America’s oldest firearms manufacturer, took over Geiger’s patent and assigned one of its chief engineers, Joseph Rider, to make the necessary refinements. Rider brought the new action along, and with his 1864 and 1865 patents, put it in its nearly perfect final form.
“With your rifle I killed far more game than any other single party [on the Yellowstone Expedition]…while the shots made from your rifle were at longer range and more difficult shots than were those made by any other rifle in the command….I am more than ever impressed with the many superior qualities possessed by the system of arms manufactured by your firm, and I believe I am safe in asserting that to a great extent, this opinion is largely shared.”
Those were some of the comments made by Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer in an October 5, 1873, letter to E. Remington & Sons of Ilion, New York. Less than three years after the Remington company received his letter of kudos, George Armstrong Custer took his cherished rolling-block sporting rifle on what would be his last campaign. On June 25 at the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory, Colonel Custer and his immediate command were wiped out, and his Remington rolling block, probably the most famous one of all time, was lost forever from the pages of history.
The action on the Rolling Block was extremely strong and could easily withstand the increased pressure of the new smokeless powders coming into use by the late 1880s. The Remington Rolling Block had a sturdy, simple action that was relatively inexpensive, just what many governments wanted in the latter half of the 19th Century. They were popular with civilians as well. Along with the Sharps rifle it was one of two rifles probably used more than any other by the buffalo hunters who hunted the American bison herds in the 1870s and 1880s. Civilian Remington rolling block rifles, and later surplus military rifles, became very popular among hunters in Scandinavia, particularly for moose hunting, with ammunition for the rifles being commonly available on the civilian market into the 1920s-1930s.
The overall condition is fine. Excellent action. The bore is bright with sharp rifling. Fine stock. The checkering is well-defined and remains very good. Nicely refinished. The barrel tang is drilled and tapped. Good case.
This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Barrel is 28-3/4 inches.
Caliber: .45-70 GOVT
Overall condition as seen in photos.
Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
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$2000
#227757
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes