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One of the last guns retrieved from my late Uncle's collection. It is made by Pedersoli, looks like a Remington rolling block but is a .50 muzzleloader. Pull the hammer back, roll the "block" back and there is a breech plug/nipple there. Maybe I am a purist, but this is bizarre to me. I owned a functioning 50-70 antique Remington rolling block and I just don't get the point. Kinda like having a fiberglass sportscar kit that goes on a VW pan.

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I don't know anything about it. But I think it's really cool. 

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I'll take a shot in the dark at an explanation. 

It was manufactured in Europe with the European gun market in mind where there are tight controls on weapons firing cartridges. Not so restrictive on black powder/percussion guns. 

I read recently the number 1 selling target pistol in all of Europe is the Pedersoli 1858 Remington .44 cap and ball revolver.

So if you want an operating Remington Rolling block over yonder cross the pond, Pedersoli made you one in percussion.

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1 hour ago, Edge said:

I'll take a shot in the dark at an explanation. 

It was manufactured in Europe with the European gun market in mind where there are tight controls on weapons firing cartridges. Not so restrictive on black powder/percussion guns. 

I read recently the number 1 selling target pistol in all of Europe is the Pedersoli 1858 Remington .44 cap and ball revolver.

So if you want an operating Remington Rolling block over yonder cross the pond, Pedersoli made you one in percussion.

Makes perfect sense. Difficult to understand that they would sell here though.

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8 minutes ago, Firewater Forge said:

Makes perfect sense. Difficult to understand that they would sell here though.

Better than collecting dust in an Italian warehouse

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34 minutes ago, Edge said:

Better than collecting dust in an Italian warehouse

Gonna have a heck of a time selling it off, may not even try.

 

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1 hour ago, thegunsmith2506 said:

You would be surprised. I had on in .54cal and sold it here. 

I don't know man, this is a funky kind of rifle.

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