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These views of the full length Cuban Rifle from both left and right side indicate it is in excellent condition overall. The Rifle’s barrel is covered with a fine pitting from the muzzle to the breech. This is primarily noticeable on the left side of the rifle. The right side of the frame has a minimum of fine pitting; however, it is noticeable to a small extent.

Partial case colors are visible on the right frame as well along with the butt plate that has faded case colors which are very brilliant internally when the plate is removed. The right side of the two barrel bands shows a clear, crisp, deeply-struck Spanish crown.

The right breech block flat has a small tri-leaf cartouche which was a standard marking on Remington Spanish contract rifles and carbines.

What I had purchased was a two band, Remington-made military rolling block in .50-70 Govt. caliber, with two Spanish crown-marked barrel bands that was manufactured with the smaller, No. 1-1/2 action such as found on the Lightweight “Baby Carbine,” albeit cosmetically similar to a scaled-down, Civil Guard Model minus the saber bayonet lug. Stamped on the right breech block flat is a tri-leaf cartouche, which is often present on the early, first contract Spanish Model rolling block rifles in .43 caliber which were often issued to the colonial garrisons in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and perhaps the Philippines as well. This remarkably well-maintained rifle, together with an unknown number of others of its ilk, was evidently supplied to a specific unit(s) in the colonial Spanish period. It could also perhaps have been a straw purchase by insurgents in that island nation prior to or during the War of 1898.