The piece behind the trigger guard sounds like the rear sling swivel bracket with the loop removed, further indicating a cut down rifle.Here is another Q & D type aid in making reproduction revolver choices for a more finely tuned impression. With the Remington markings on the tang I can not explain the hole thru the front sight. So, my guess is that you have a rifle that has had its barrel shortened at some point in time. Your rear sight is graduated for a full length rifle (32-36' barrel).

The hole was used to affix either a sight protector or bayonet. The only Rolling Block carbines that I am aware of that had a hole thru the front sight were made by Nagant in Belgium for the Dutch. The usual length for Remington carbine barrels is 20-22'. Your barrel length is definitely non-standard. 43 Spanish generally (altho I have a couple with groove diameters of approx.448'). However, your bore description sounds too large for the. The crown on the side of the receiver indicates that it MAY be from a Spanish contract. Without a few photos all I can do is guess. I appreciate any information or history you can give me about this old firearm and thank you in advance. John Pershing while in tjhe 11th Cavalry, during the end of the Spanish. The family legend has it that granddad brought it back from the Philippines, wherehe was serving under B.G.

There are no other markings or lettering of any type on the rifleībl. The front sight is just a blade type, with a hole drilled transversely through it 45 cal round, but the receiver is chambered a little larger than On both the flip-up part and the base (assume these mean 100 yd. Just behind the metal band is a flip-up sight with the gradations '1-2-3-4-5' inscribed On the fore hand of the stock is a metal band securing the barrel to the stock it has a On the bottom of the stock, about 6' behind the trigger guard, is a small bracket with a

The stock is wooden, with a steel butt-plate The only markings on the short-barreled roll-block type rifle include a stamped 'crown' on the left side of the receiver and the following inscription on the plate just behind the hammer: I hope you can provide some info on an old rifle which I inherited from my grandfather almost 60 years ago.

Remington pat. nov 15th 1864 17