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Winning Bid US $657 First bid $350 Quantity 1 # of bids 3 Time left Auction has ended   Started 2025-05-07 00:00:00 Ended 2025-11-21 22:35:25

RARE!!, Remington, Model: No.1 rolling block M1872, New York state militia cavalry carbine, Troop C, Cal: .50-70 MFG: 1873 S/N: NVSN, Breech loading single shot rifle, 22'' barrel.



HISTORY: These Carbines were part of the second order of 4500 rolling blocks in 1873, ordered by New York for its state militia. 1500 of those rifles were cavalry carbines. These are a special model made just for the New York state militia; the hammer drops to half-cock when the breech is closed. Normally it stays in the full-cock position, this was one of the reasons why the military did not adopt the rolling block & went with the Springfield (the real reason was it was designed at Springfield, so no licensing rights to pay, & they could easily convert older muzzleloaders making them far cheaper, which the military cares about the most) There was concerns of accidentally firing the rifle as it was shouldered, so this was added to these models. These carbines were made to arm the cavalry, but in 1875 just two years later, the Adjutant general recommended the disbandment of the cavalry units in state militias. New York would disband most if not all of its cavalry units on the grounds it was too expensive to maintain. in April of 1889 New York would start re-building their cavalry & a independent troop of cavalry was raised (Troop A). Soon this would expand to the three-troop squadron A. In December of 1895, Cavalry Troop C was raised. In 1897 the entire cavalry force of New York is listed as 337 Men, this is the same year they would exchange their rolling blocks for the Springfield trapdoor rifles. Troop C was attached to the 2nd Brigade in Brooklyn. Their job was primarily riot control, a job that was regularly done by militias around this time. The carbines were also issued to the artillery units. In 1885 the entire artillery force, with officers was 529 men, & in 1897 was down to 349 men. There were no more orders for carbines as the order for 1500 back in 1873 was enough to equip all of the states cavalry, artillery, engineers & signal corps. In 1899 the remaining carbines would be sold to Francis Bannerman & then were sold on the commercial market.



CONDITION: The two-piece straight wrist walnut stock is good. The stock has various nicks, dings, dents, & scratches from use/age. The forend is slightly loose. Stock has darkened from added oils over the years. There is a 1 5/8'' crack on the top of the wrist, emanating from the tang, another 1/2'' crack next to that the bottom of the wrist has a 1 1/4'' crack emanating from the tang. Stock has a few more small cracks & grain pops. Stock has heavy use/handling wear making the stock markings faint. The left side of the wrist is marked with the inspectors stamp, only the outline is visible. To the right of that stamp is the ''TROOP C N.Y.'' stamp. The left cheek of the stock is marked ''D 25''. The metal has toned to a mix of gun metal gray & dark patina. The metal is covered with roughness/pitting scars. The upper tang address marking is partially worn away & is the three line address that ends in ''APRIL 7th 1871''. The left side of the chamber is marked ''B''. The bore is good. Its bright with thinned rifling & roughness. The barrel holds a small barleycorn front sight with a flip up, three position V-notch rear sight. The stock carries a steel buttplate, toned to a dark patina with pitting scars. Rifle has left side of receiver mount sling ring. Antique, No FFL Req. - Value: 700 to 1500

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RARE!!, Remington, Model: No.1 rolling block M1872, New York sta... Item # 4441 This auction is over. No new bids can be placed. Price: US $657

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