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I've never seen a military Rolling Block #1 with the longer Sporting Rifle tang? And the military Rolling Blocks had thicker and wider tangs than Sporting had, and those tangs appear to be the thinner Sporting style.
I think this action is the early Sporting round top #1. There should be a ...

My guess is:
A #1 Military . . . .with the earlier “long” lower tang.
Looks like it was cleaned up a mite.


I didn’t realize the military versions ever had a “long“ lower tang. The lower tangs are interchangeable, correct? I was thinking it was likely that the tang came from a different gun, and ...

I just got the receiver in the picture. I’m trying to figure out what it is. No 1, 1 1/2, or 5? Military or sporting? I’m not certain that the lower tang/trigger guard, hammer, and breech block are original to the receiver. The only markings I can find are three lines on the upper tang:
REMINGTON ...

I’m planning to build a RB that is as close as possible to the early sporting rifles. For sights I would like the combination rear and Beach front. It looks like MVA makes a reasonable reproduction of the combination rear.

Do you guys have any suggestions for sourcing the Beach front sight? I’ve ...

I just picked up a transitional revolver. The previous owner had refinished it. The bluing is consistent and looks fine to me, but I don’t know anything about the various types of bluing. Does this look like the type of blue that Remington would originally have put on this gun in the 1860s? It is a ...

I am interested in learning more about the early (pre-1873) civilian rolling blocks. Would civilians have been mostly getting used military rifles, or were there a lot of rifles sold directly to the civilian market? Do we know how many civilian guns were full stock and how many were sporting models ...