Danish remington rolling block rifle m.1867
#Danish remington rolling block rifle m.1867 license
Around 250,000 military rifles and carbines and 85,000 civilian rifles in Sweden, were produced under license by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag, and about 53,000 rifles in Norway by Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik. In 1867, the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway was the first military to adopt the rifle as the standard military rifle. The rolling-block later saw service with George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn, and also in the hands of Native American braves during the Indian Wars. In 1865, Rider improved the split breech design to create the rolling-block action which was named the "Remington System". The split breech rifle lacked a hammer spur because it self-cocked when the breechblock was opened. This earlier weapon was designed by Joseph Rider and Leonard Geiger to fire the same cartridges as the Spencer carbine. 50 calibre split breech carbine issued to the US Cavalry during the American Civil War. The Remington Rolling Block was developed from the 1863 pattern.