Old Remington, guessing 1940's?

s3779m · January 2, 2023, 04:43 PM

I was given an old Remington, can not find a model # on it. Serial j 255074. The gun has two levers and a hammer, one when pushed forward will release the barrel, the second can be pulled back to load one 22 lr after the hammer is cocked. Never seen one. Any ideas? Thanks for your help and big thanks for all I have learned from this forum.

jmr40 · January 2, 2023, 05:44 PM

There should be 2 letters stamped on the left side of the barrel near the receiver. The 1st letter is the month, 2nd letter is year. The years repeat. For example, "L" is for 1920, 1942, 1964, 1991, and 2017.

Normally you can figure out the year pretty easily by looking at other features.

This isn't perfect, but may help.

https://oldguns.net/sn_php/remdates.php

Smoke & Recoil · January 2, 2023, 06:32 PM

Google Remington Rolling Block Take Down and click on images.

Jim Watson · January 2, 2023, 06:43 PM

Remington Rolling Block Model No 4. Calibers .22, .25, and .32 rimfire.
Over 50,000 made 1890-1933 but takedowns like that only after 1900.

CAUTION: It looks like the hammer screw is missing, backed out, or broken off. Since the hammer is all that holds the breechblock shut, this is a safety issue.

jcj54 · January 3, 2023, 05:50 AM

Parts available from here:
http://www.rollingblockparts.com/no-4.html
The lever takedown type was made from 1901 - 1926

s3779m · January 3, 2023, 08:17 AM

Big thanks to all. I can not tell y'all how much I have learned from this forum. Hope to look at restoring when I can get caught up on others items first.

January 2, 2023, 04:43 PM	#1
s3779m Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2012 Location: Lometa, Texas Posts: 313	Old Remington, guessing 1940's? I was given an old Remington, can not find a model # on it. Serial j 255074. The gun has two levers and a hammer, one when pushed forward will release the barrel, the second can be pulled back to load one 22 lr after the hammer is cocked. Never seen one. Any ideas? Thanks for your help and big thanks for all I have learned from this forum. Last edited by s3779m; January 2, 2023 at 04:48 PM.

January 2, 2023, 05:44 PM	#2
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,634	There should be 2 letters stamped on the left side of the barrel near the receiver. The 1st letter is the month, 2nd letter is year. The years repeat. For example, "L" is for 1920, 1942, 1964, 1991, and 2017. Normally you can figure out the year pretty easily by looking at other features. This isn't perfect, but may help. https://oldguns.net/sn_php/remdates.php __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

January 2, 2023, 06:32 PM	#3
Smoke & Recoil Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: East shore of Lake Michigan. Posts: 675	Remington Google Remington Rolling Block Take Down and click on images. __________________ Sent from my Tandy 1000 Last edited by Smoke & Recoil; January 2, 2023 at 06:34 PM. Reason: goofed

January 3, 2023, 05:50 AM	#5
jcj54 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2011 Posts: 175	Remington number 4 Parts available from here: http://www.rollingblockparts.com/no-4.html The lever takedown type was made from 1901 - 1926 Last edited by jcj54; January 4, 2023 at 05:48 AM.

January 3, 2023, 08:17 AM	#6
s3779m Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2012 Location: Lometa, Texas Posts: 313	Big thanks to all. I can not tell y'all how much I have learned from this forum. Hope to look at restoring when I can get caught up on others items first. Last edited by s3779m; January 3, 2023 at 09:05 AM.

January 2, 2023, 06:43 PM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,019	Remington Rolling Block Model No 4. Calibers .22, .25, and .32 rimfire. Over 50,000 made 1890-1933 but takedowns like that only after 1900. CAUTION: It looks like the hammer screw is missing, backed out, or broken off. Since the hammer is all that holds the breechblock shut, this is a safety issue.

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