Help with ID

[reddog1k9+]

Hi folks!
Looking at a rolling block, and need some info.
It's supposedly .32 wcf, but I can't find any markings. 26" octagon barrel, blade front sight, what is call buckhorn rear sight.
Now, what is have no Idea of knowing is:
A; did Remington ever install tall cheek combs on the stocks of rolling blocks? About 2-3 inches high looks maybe attached by two screws down through the top of the comb into the stock.
B; Would Remington have ever installed a forend stock with a Scnhabel? And this Schnabel has what appears to be an ebony half-diamond shaped inlay at the muzzle end of the forend stock.
It's an insert actually that follows the contour of the Schnabel's bottom side, up and up to the bottom of the barrel.
I guess I'm trying to learn if this was rifle may have been custom made for someone by Remington, or did Remington do custom stock work like that on certain models, or did I just spend my time describing every Rolling Block ever made by Remington?
What say you?

[dieNusse1]

Pictures would help. Photos of the tang area as well as any other marks or stamps.

[reddog1k9+]

Pictures would help. Photos of the tang area as well as any other marks or stamps.

Got this far. It's a number 2. If I can figure out how get get the pics on here, I'll post them.
I did read in two places that Remington never did screw on combs for their stocks at factory. And didnt sell them aftermarket, so...probably an aftermarket part or homemade

[reddog1k9+]

here are the pics of the comb and schnabel...i hope

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[wlw-19958]

Hi There,

What you have is a No. 2 Remington Rolling Block. I'm not an
aficionado of the No. 2's but the cheek piece on your rifle looks
to me to be a modification to the stock. It may be possible the
"cheek rest" is a piece of walnut that was graphed onto the stock
by a user after it left the Factory.

In general, a Monti-carlo type cheek piece wasn't a prominent
feature on most 19th Century rifles but some were made but
I never seen one with such a radically high comb as yours.
I'm pretty sure yours is not a Factory butt-stock but either a
custom made stock or a modification to the original stock.

One thing about the modification, it appears to be ambidextrous!

Cheers!
Webb

[marlinman93]

It's a No. 2 Remington, but someone has added a high comb to the original buttstock. Probably easy to remove the added wood if you carefully cut it off, and gradually work down to the original surface.
These No. 2 Rolling Blocks have become quite desirable if they are in almost any caliber that's still easy to get ammo for. Those in .32 or .38 rimfires are less desirable, but still collectible.

[reddog1k9+]

Thanks Webb, and Marlin man!
Yes definitely #2. Yes. Found two sources last night that said Remington NEVER used that type of cheeks piece or comb, and certainly never screwed them on like that. Design not period correct.
Also, a flat was sawn and filed on top of the stock to mount that high comb to the stock, so its essentially ruined.
They said the Schnabel type forearm was not uncommon to rolling blocks, but not common to #2's. With the fancy Ebony insert it could have been a Remington factory customer order item, but no way of confirming it.
I inspected it closely today, and upon opening the breech, it definately not a 32 wcf, its a 32 rim fire
The risking are gone. The forearm by the schnabel has a Crack in it they extends through the ebony insert. So I passed on it.
Thanks for all the help everyone, but its not worth buying as a shooter or collectible

[marlinman93]

The schnabel tip with horn inlay was standard after the late 1880's. Prior to that they has steel forearm tips. There are gunsmiths who can convert one from RF to CF, but usually isn't worth the cost unless the price is very cheap to buy it.