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Hi There, The "P.G.A." marking is most likely the initials of the inspector. the 1863 date on the underside of the barrel is the year the barrel was made and the 1869 on the frame is the year the frame was made. Sweden attempted to convert some of their not too old muzzle loaders into brea...

Hi There, You have a Sweden Contract rolling block. These were originally in caliber 12.7 X 44mm rim fire but most were later converted to center fire. Swedish 12.7 X 44mm center fire is very, very close to U.S. 50-70 (which was the U. S. Army rifle standard) and un- doubtedly influenced Sweden's ch...

Hi There,

This story seems to be typical. I experienced the same problems
with my first RB. I chose to go 40:1 and rely on obturation. Going
.001" over bore generally isn't an issue so long the bullets are cast
from a soft lead alloy.

Cheers!
Webb

Hi There,

Welcome to the Forum!

How thick is your action/frame? Typically, a No: 1 is around
1.32" thick where the No: 1-1/2 is 1.14" thick.

Cheers!
Webb

Hi There,

I've never heard of the spring ejector type used except
on the 1901/1902 model #5 rifles. Possibly they used or
copied the parts used in that model.

Cheers!
Webb

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...

Hi There, Here is my "Civil Guard" model (it isn't exactly like the Civil Guard model but it is close). As I mentioned earlier, the barrel is 31" and the receiver is 1.22" wide. Caliber is 50-70. Some of the pics of this rifle are beside a typical Spanish model (on top) for compa...

Hi There, From appearance the Remington socket bayonet looks just like any other socket bayonet from the same period. The difference is the dimensions. The only visual telltale is the size of the opening in the bridge of the bayonet. As I said earlier, the base of the front sight on the Remington Ro...

Hi There, I don't own a 1-1/2 model to compare but as you mentioned, the 1-1/2 model is supposed to be 1.14" thick. The closest I have seen is in George Layman's Remington Rolling Block Military Rifles of the World on pg. 173. Are you saying the knife bayonet is the "Trapdoor Springfield b...

Hi There, There were several Cadet models. If yours is a .50-70 then it's likely it's one of those built on the same action as the Rolling Block pistols. They also made one on the #4 Rolling Blocks that was in .22RF. Both of those are seen on occasion and easier to find than the one built on the 1 1...

Hi There,

Thank you for the measurement. I not familiar with the cadet
model. I have one in my collection that I have been trying to
identify. It has a thinner than normal #1 action and has a 31"
barrel in 50-70.

Cheers!
Webb

Hi There,

Very nice! Tell me please, how long is the barrel?

Cheers!
Webb

Hi There,

Have you checked the neck size? Increasing the bullet diameter
will increase the neck size so make sure your chamber will handle
the increase.

Cheers!
Webb

Hi There, I have a couple of Spanish model rolling blocks and the groove diameter can be all over the place. My first rolling block has a groove diameter of .444" and my second one has a groove diameter of .4395". I haven't measured the land diameter. but .431" seems a bit too small. ...

Hi There, What you have is a Remington #5 rolling block model 1902 (some call it the model 1901) and most were made in 7mm Mauser (back then, it was called 7mm Spanish Mauser). Many of the South and Central American countries purchased them. Even Brittan purchased some during WW I. The markings will...