Remington Society

I have a NYS Rolling Block Rifle in 50-70. The rear sight was re-machined into a target sight as per Gen. Geo Wingate's book (Manual for Rifle Pratice, dated 1878) There is a small engraved silver plaque on the right hand side of the butt stock with the following name. E. A. Rockwood (under the name...

I would think it was in 1898 at the start of the Spanish- American War. I have a photo of NYS National Guard members breaking camp and they still have there rolling block rifles. The photo is dated 1895. There was just a photo on ebay of a National Guard member with his rifle and it was dated Dec. 4...

Hi Steve, I don't have to much information for you on the 43rd Sept. Co. I have in my collection from the General Head-Quarters, State of New York, Adjutant-General's Office, General Orders No.23, dated May 24, 1889 which states: I. Rifle practice will be required of every office and enlisted man (e...

Hi Ed, It is possible that the butt stock is a replacement for a broken one on an issued rifle. I have a photo of Company D, 12 Regiment, New York Nationl Guard taken on Aug.23, 1892 at a Buffalo, NY railroad yard with the soldiers in front of the railroad car and some of them are standing on top...

Ed, Thanks for the information. It could be a commercially made New York State Model rifle. It does lack the inspection marks on the stock ( H.B.H. and SNY) that a normally found on the right and left side of the stock just in back of the receiver. But this gun was sold to New York State, on the ...

Most of the New York State Rolling Block Rifles that I have encountered have had the following 3-line patent dates on the upper tang as follows REMINGTONS ILION, N. Y. U. S. A. Pat. May 3rd Nov 15 1864 April 17 1866 Aug 27th 1867 Nov 7th 1871 On Oct. 19, 2003, I wrote about a NYS rifle that I have, ...

The middle barrel band from the rifle is not interchangable with the rolling block carbine. I have three carbines in 43 spanish and tried to put the middle barrel band from two rifles on the carbines, the rifle band is to small to go over the carbine forearm. The only barrel band that came close was...

I have a New York State Rolling Block Rifle with part of the patent date stamped to the bottom of the trigger guard. All of the NYS Rifles that I have encountered have had 3-line patent dates on the upper tang as follows REMINGTONS ILION, N. Y. U. S. A. Pat. May 3rd Nov 15 1864 April 17 1866 Aug 27...

In George Layman's book The Military Rolling Block Rifle, revised fourth edition on page 102, he states that in 1897 a very small number of No. 5 Remington's were purchased by the State of New York for testing. Ironically in lieu of the national service caliber of .30 U.S. Krag, this lot was chamber...

The Navy carbine would of had the serial number stamped on the left side of the barrel, just above the wood of the forearm and just in front of the reciever. The serial numbers should of been from 0-5000. The Navy cabine that I have in my collect has a serial number in the 4000 range, I also have a ...