Thread: Nagant Rolling Block action. Anyone got one ?

So here is a Nagant ( Belgium ) rolling block action



I got this in a bundle of gun gear.
It's really rather ingenious and well made.
The bottom lever opens the action and brings the hammer to full cock in one action.
The breech block pivots on the front pin.
The hammer and lever are two separate parts that share the rear pin

It has the hammer spur broken off. Easy fix
the bottom tang is bent and broken at the tang screw hole
The lever latch at bottom tang doesn't catch properly because of the tang being bent.

But it is a very cool action and is currently a very nice paperweight on my desk.

Does anyone have a similar action on a functional rifle ?

This looks to be about a rook rifle sized action and the extractor size suggests 320 Rook or 32-20
There are much bigger Nagant actions on the internet I have seen up to 450 3 1/4" BPE size
This one is cast iron also