Vall, thank you for sharing that. I’ve always wanted a rolling block, maybe someday. When I was about 10 years old, a gentleman and a gun store showed me a rolling block and how it compared to a falling block. He was very thoughtful and took the time to explain the differences to me. It kind of stuck with me. That’s an incredible find you have there!
Thanks. I own quite a few Rolling Blocks, and Hepburn rifles, but my first love is Marlin Ballard singleshot rifles.
My interest in Rolling Block rifles have always been the Sporting or target models, so this Cadet sort of crosses over between the two. I own the earliest known Rolling Block Creedmoor rifle known. It is I believe a prototype since it was made a full year before this model was offered in Remington catalogs, and is also 1500 numbers lower than those used in the 1874 Creedmoor match.
