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Does it have a provision for a cleaning rod or a bayonet lug?
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02-02-2017 09:51 PM
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Looks like a full length rifle. Looking online, most 2 bands are short rifles. Interesting.
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No bayo lug but does have provision for the cleaning rod. No obvious signs on the stock or barrel of previous presence of an intermediate barrel band.35" barrel breach to end of barrel. 50 1/2 " OAL. I have so better photos I will post.
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Originally Posted by
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The back of the chamber measures .523 & it is .438 at the muzzle. Any thoughts on caliber? 43 Spanish?
.43 Spanish is most likely. However, many old Mexican and South American RBs became so worn that they were often rejigged to "Spanish Reformado". If you look up details on this chambering, the information is a bit confusing. It seems to have been a fudge to extend the working life of worn-out rifles. I would seriously recommend a chamber casting before, for instance, investing in reloading dies.
BTW: Is it perhaps a 3-band rifle that lost its middle band a long time ago? I seem to see the shadow of a soft step in the wood where a middle band would have been located.
Last edited by Patrick Chadwick; 02-16-2017 at 09:26 AM.
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I see that now also now that Patrick mentioned it. Shouldn't if have the holding spring?
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No springs (indication of a civilian or early rifle?) but closer examination of the stock does indeed indicate the presence of a middle band at some time in the distant past.
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I have a soft spot for Rolling Blocks. In fact I have 12 of them from 7X57 Mauser to 50/70 Govt. and I shoot all of them. I don't have a Danish
(yet) but have several Swedish RBs.
Enjoy your rifle.
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Bayonet came a couple of days ago. I was a bit disappointed in the condition but it cleaned up to an acceptable level. He gave decent photos but they didn't show the extent of the pitting. I got a good deal on it so can't complain. Had a heck of a time getting it to fit. Needed the channel cleaned out and every little ding needed to be filed down. It now goes on and off but not without the assistance of a wooden block. Kind of hard getting used to the side mounts and this thing is almost an actual sword.
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