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[stanforth]

I have a NYS Rolling block in very good condition and nothing special apart from a presentation plate fixed to the butt stock with the words 'Presented by W.E ROLFE' in an oval silver plate.

Does this mean anything to anyone?

Have not been able to find anything on W. E. Rolfe, does it say who it was presented to ?

Thanks,
Matt

No.. Just 'PRESENTED BY W.E.ROLFE'. The plaque is 1.4 X .77 inch.

[marlinman93]

I wonder if W E Rolfe was a company sponsoring a match, or donating the rifle to a match winner? It wouldn't be unusual to not have the winner's name on the plaque since they wouldn't know who would win the rifle?
Might check for companies that existed in the area back then, and see if the name pops up?

[stanforth]

I have done just that but can find nothing on-line and don't have facilities to check with trade directories etc. of the period.
Never mind it doesn't detract from a fine rifle.

[marlinman93]

I have a friend who has an account with I believe Ancestry.com, and does checks through that account. He tells me that it often brings up info that we can't find in a Google search.

[jamestownswedesorg]

We're giving a talk about the Fenton Guard at the Jamestown Scandinavian Folk Festival (21 June 2024 at 1pm).

The Fenton Guard were formed in 1875 and were mostly Swedish-immigrants. My great grandfather (Sgt John F. Jones) is in the photo of the company (far left, middle row, big mustache next to Capt. Post) and joined in 1892. We have his uniform, but not the rifle...

The original equipment of the company (1875) are said to have been .50 caliber Remington breech loading rifles and were lost in a fire in 1879. (Saga of the Hills: 226, 229)
We are uncertain which models replaced the originals. The unit borrowed rifles from the Westfield guard unit in 1879 (after the fire) for a shooting qualification.

Jamestown Armory. One of the shooting trophies.

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Rifles are said to have been replaced in 1892 with .45 calibre Springfields
Rifles are replaced in 1902 by Krag-Jorgensons

I am looking for additional images to include in our slide presentation. If you have additional images of the rife (especially technical drawings or catalog) or other details we would love to include them.

Would the Remingtons shown in this thread have been later models?