Remington rifle 32 cal. octagon barrel

kmsqrd2 · July 21, 2010, 09:55 AM

Trying to date this rifle. Have serial numbers. Where to from here?

Scorch · July 21, 2010, 01:03 PM

Description of the rifle (action type, patent dates, rimfire/centerfire, chambering designation or bore diameter info, length, stock design, magazine, hammer/hammerless, etc.) and photos would really help. Hard to say how many 32 caliber rifles Remington made.

PetahW · July 26, 2010, 01:45 PM

It's my WAG that your Remington .32 is a Remington #4 Rolling Block Boy's Rifle.

If it is, Remington made some 356,000 of them from 1890 to 1933 - so, since you're keeping the SN to yourself, you can either exterpolate it's DOM from that period or call Remington for the DOM.

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Jim Watson · July 26, 2010, 04:55 PM

Yes, but they also made the cheaper No 6 in .32 rimfire, too.

PetahW · July 26, 2010, 05:43 PM

WAG = wildassguess

Sure, Remington did make the Model 6 single-shot available in .32 - but AFAIK only with a 20" round/tapered bbl.

The Remington Model 25 was yet another made in .32 cal (.32-20) - and IIRC the early versions had octagonal bbl, as in the OP.

But those are facts, not a guess - which is what I took, in the absence of anything more significant from the OP in the way of identifying characteristics for his rifle.

whaddyasay, kmsqrd2 ?

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July 21, 2010, 09:55 AM	#1
kmsqrd2 Junior Member Join Date: July 21, 2010 Posts: 1	Remington rifle 32 cal. octagon barrel Trying to date this rifle. Have serial numbers. Where to from here?

July 21, 2010, 01:03 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Description of the rifle (action type, patent dates, rimfire/centerfire, chambering designation or bore diameter info, length, stock design, magazine, hammer/hammerless, etc.) and photos would really help. Hard to say how many 32 caliber rifles Remington made. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

July 26, 2010, 05:43 PM	#5
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	WAG = wildassguess Sure, Remington did make the Model 6 single-shot available in .32 - but AFAIK only with a 20" round/tapered bbl. The Remington Model 25 was yet another made in .32 cal (.32-20) - and IIRC the early versions had octagonal bbl, as in the OP. But those are facts, not a guess - which is what I took, in the absence of anything more significant from the OP in the way of identifying characteristics for his rifle. whaddyasay, kmsqrd2 ? . Last edited by PetahW; July 26, 2010 at 05:55 PM.

July 26, 2010, 01:45 PM	#3
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	It's my WAG that your Remington .32 is a Remington #4 Rolling Block Boy's Rifle. If it is, Remington made some 356,000 of them from 1890 to 1933 - so, since you're keeping the SN to yourself, you can either exterpolate it's DOM from that period or call Remington for the DOM. .

July 26, 2010, 04:55 PM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,535	Yes, but they also made the cheaper No 6 in .32 rimfire, too.