![]() ![]() It was made in huge quantities to fill foreign and domestic military contracts, but made in fairly limited numbers as sporting rifles for frontiersmen, professional hunters and sportsmen. The Rolling Block was produced by Remington from 1866 – 1888. It was especially popular because ammunition could always be procured from frontier military forts and outposts. Military cartridge introduced in 1873 and was very popular in the big Remington Rolling Block and Sharps rifles of that time period. 1 heavy single shot Rolling Block sporting rifle was made in a variety of calibers with the largest being used by buffalo hunters and frontiersmen in the West. This is an early example with all matching serial number 2780 found on receiver, bottom of the barrel underneath the forearm, on the back of the forend and on the inside of the distinctive style steel butt plate. 45-70 caliber octagon barrel sporting rifle. Low Estimate: 2,600 High Estimate: 3,800 Featured in this lot is a Remington No.1 Rolling Block. ![]()
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