Looking to buy a Danish 1867/96 Rolling Block

[Patrick Chadwick]

That looks like a very nice Roller! The backsight is correctly mounted, even if it looks a bit odd. See Layman, Remington Rolling Block Military Rifles of the World, pp71-73. And yes, the middle band does seem to be reversed. Butlersrangers has made the correct comments about ammo. And the receiver is not color-case-hardened. What you see is patina from handling.

If the bore is OK and there is no nasty slop in the action from worn pins (see my previous post), then you may well have a keeper.

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[butlersrangers]

It is the 'rear' barrel-band that is reversed. The 'middle' band has a 'flanged screw' on the left-side, that serves as a 'Blade' for long range 'Volley Fire'.

It is a nice Danish Rolling-Block. Don't mess with the finish of wood and metal.

[Patrick Chadwick]

It is the 'rear' barrel-band that is reversed. The 'middle' band has a 'flanged screw' on the left-side, that serves as a 'Blade' for long range 'Volley Fire'...

Thanks BR. Any idea what the volley range was? I didn't find the volley sight mentioned in the book. Would you care to inform the author, so that any future edition can be that bit better?

[butlersrangers]

'Patrick' - I no longer have a Danish R-B to directly refer to. But, IIRC, the 'Volley' graduations or distances are simply visible on the 'Leaf', when it is in the vertical position.

The rear 'Volley' sight is the off-set lobe on the elevation slide, that extends to the left of the leaf.

The front 'Volley' sight is the 'flanged-screw' head, that projects from the left of the middle barrel-band.

I have Geoge Layman's earlier work, "The Military Remington Rolling Block Rifle", 3rd edition. On page 35, Layman mentions about the M1867: " ... a longer than usual ladder-type rear sight with a secondary sight notch on the left side used for long-range fire". (So, George Layman is aware of this feature).

I've borrowed and edited two of the OP's pictures:
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