M1871 rolling block pistol

[U.S.M.R.]

Has anyone heard of this pistol being converted to a .50-70 smoothbore as an alternative to a Ithaca Auto Burglar?

[Hair Trigger Jim]

I haven't heard of smoothboring them, but Sears Roebuck had a number of them reamed to use .50-70 shotshells in addition to .50 pistol cartridges, according to page 300 of my copy of the 1909 catalog.