Rifle found in walls of 1880's era house. What is it?

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keithkos1
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Rifle found in walls of 1880's era house. What is it?

Post by keithkos1 »

Here are the pics for the rifle found in the wall.


Any idea what it is?

Can you tell me details?

Is it too big a project to restore?

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This gun was found in an old wall in an 1880's era home, being refinished, in Rockland, MA.

I have been doing some research on it yet am still not clear what it is??

Also, I don't know:
the year?
the caliber?
Who it was sold to? Why? Where? and When?

And as it is a first gun in my family, my boys and I may just fix it up, if possible?

Any help to figure out "the family mystery" would be appreciated.

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Captain Ahab
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Re: Rifle found in walls of 1880's era house. What is it

Post by Captain Ahab »

Looks like a Rem rolling block! If you put a hundred hours into it and quite a bit of $, you will end up with a gun worth a couple hundred.
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Re: Rifle found in walls of 1880's era house. What is it

Post by Researcher »

You might do better posting this question in the rifle section.

It looks like you have a solid frame Remington No. 4 Rolling Block Rifle. The No. 4 was introduced by Remington Arms Co. in 1890 as a light "boy's rifle" in .22 rim fire with a 22 1/2 inch barrel or in .32 rim fire with either a 22 1/2 or 24-inch barrel. Looks to me like your example is a .32 RF. In 1898 they added The .25-10 Stevens rim fire to the calibers offered. From 1890 to 1901, Remington Arms Co. made 157,595 solid frame No. 4 rifles.

For 1902, Remington Arms Co. "improved" the No. 4 by making it a take-down rifle where the barrel could easily be removed from the receiver by a twist of a lever on the right side of the frame. Remington Arms Co. made another 96000 of these through 1910. The No. 4 continued through the Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. years 1911-16, the Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Inc. years 1916-20 and well into the Remington Arms Co., Inc. years, last appearing in 1932
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Re: Rifle found in walls of 1880's era house. What is it

Post by ChuckD »

I agree that it's a Rolling Block. However I question if it's Remington.
This is based on the fact that the hammer is off-set to the left.
I don't have a solid frame to compare with, but on all of my #4's, the hammer is centered on it's base.
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