#1 1/2 Rolling Block Cadet Rifle

[wlw-19958]

Hi There,

I think George Layman mentions those in his book, The Collector's Guide to Remington RB Military Rifles of the World. He refers to them as a "1 1/2 Action", but obviously they pre date the #1 1/2 and are round top actions just a bit narrower than the #1 actions.
I think they fall into their own classification as the "Civil Guard" and another model of interest.

As I mentioned earlier, the closest I've found so far
is the one in that book on page 173.

You say they pre-date the #1-1/2. When was the #1-1/2 made?

Cheers!
Webb

[marlinman93]

The 1 1/2 first appeared in advertisements around 1885, not long before bankruptcy.