Remington Rolling Blocks? (Updated)

[NCMTNHunter]

Last spring I bought a neighboring piece of property that was kind of notched in to ours. The executor of the estate didn’t want to mess with cleaning out the old storage buildings on the property so he offered me a discounted price to buy as is. I had quickly looked in them and it just looked liked 60 years of junk that needed tossed. Yesterday we finally got around to cleaning out the buildings and I see what looks like the end of a gun case. I was surprised to find that there was a gun in it when I pulled the case from the stack of stuff. All it says is Remington arms co, Ilion NY on the barrel. It looks similar to pictures of Remington rolling blocks i can find on line but I don’t see any with a side lever like this. It is small bore probably .22 too .25 caliber. Anyone know what this is?

 

[Skeeter XRi]

“Anyone know what this is?”

Cool, just cool is what it is.

It looks like a “new model 4” from here.

jim

 

[BriarPatch99]

Looks like a Model 4 ....possibly a .25 Stevens or .32 RF...

 

[NCMTNHunter]

Ya'll were right. I had looked up model 4's but the ones that I had originally looked at didn't have the side lever which made me think it was some other model. After researching model 4's further it looks like it is a take down model, hence the lever. Now to get her cleaned up!

 

[Jim Boyd]

What a find.

If we could only know the history….

 

[jaydawg]

Very cool…please post a pic after you’re done cleaning her up

 

[Anvil Head]

Man what a find! Love them old Rolling Blocks, one of the strongest actions ever made. I got one from an old duck hunting buddy when I lived and worked in SC Lowcountry. He had it stuck in a corner and kind of rusty (much worse than your find).
I made him a powder horn to hang with his old fowling flinter. Even scrimmed a duck hunting scene on it with his fav lab.
It's a .57-70, Civil War era. No.1 action, not a take down.

 

[NCMTNHunter]

Well a soft wire brush and a bunch of oil cleaned her up pretty good till I get time for a deep clean. Brushing away the rust also revealed the serial number and caliber that couldn’t be seen before. Everything seems fully functional. Can’t wait to see if it shoots. This takedown with the lever was made from 1901 to 1926.

 

[Jim Boyd]

Really nice!

 

[Anvil Head]

If the bore is clean and solid, I would not hesitate to fire it. Make a fine squirrel gun.
I'd leave as much of the time earned patina on it as possible just because.
She's a beauty for sure.

 

[Knotmuch]

Since it's that old, will it only safely fire .22 short or .22 long?