The Model 1897 rifles and carbines were produced by Remington circa 1897-1917. This Remington Model 1897 Rolling Block carbine is branded "BATJAC" on the left wrist of the stock, the marking of John Wayne Productions, and was reportedly used in far background shots by extras in the movie "The Alamo" as produced in 1960; John Wayne himself starred as Davy Crockett. Included information with the rifle indicates that John Wayne sold the Rolling Blocks that were used in the movie in 1967 to Tom Hennesy, who played "Bull" in "The Alamo", and the film producer, Ray Pierson, who planned to sell the rifles as "Alamo" souvenirs at the 1968 San Antonio Hemisphere, although the 1968 gun control act prevented the sale, and the rifles remained in a barn at Tom's Pacific Palisades Ranch until a fire occurred in 1971 that ended up destroying most of them, with this example surviving the fire. "911" marked on top of the receiver bridge. "ES" carved on the left rear of the buttstock. Three line Remington address and patent information on the upper tang. Dovetailed replacement blade front sight and absent folding ladder on the rear sight base.

Good, with a smooth dark brown patina, some patches of light pitting, and clear markings in the metal. Wood is fair, with scattered chips, cracks, scratches and dents, with a crack on the right tip of the forend, and a long crack in the handguard. Mechanically fine.