- DANISH REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK RIFLE M 1867 SERIAL NUMBER
- DANISH REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK RIFLE M 1867 LICENSE
Due to this ease of use, overseas military forces rapidly adopted the Remington. The action was simple-pull back the hammer and block, insert the cartridge directly into the chamber, close the hammer and block, and fire. 1 military rifle and carbine, which would be the company’s mainstay for the remainder of the century. In 1867 Remington improved the extractor and introduced the No. 50- caliber rimfire Navy, sometimes called the Model 1867. This early model came in various calibers, in both rimfire and centerfire, of which the best known was the. The rolling-block carbine was the logical companion of the New Model rolling-block rifle, introduced in 1866. In my mind, only the lever-action Winchester was more symbolic of the Old West. When I was in elementary school, and “cowboys and Indians” did not lead to sensitivity training, I had a cap rifle modeled on the Remington rolling-block carbine. If you are not sure what cartridge the carbine is chambered for, the best way to figure it out is to make a chamber cast and measure it.But the U.S. But I've also read that some M1867s were converted to shoot other larger caliber rimmed centerfire cartridges, though it isn't clear to me why they would have done that. Of course if you happen to have an 11mm Danish cartridge, if it seats in the chamber, your carbine is unmodified if not, it may well be chambered for the 8×58mmR Danish Krag rimmed cartridge. It will be obvious if the centerfire conversion was done to yours or not by looking at the position of where the firing pin strikes the rimmed cartridge. So, even though you are correct that Danish rifles and carbines were converted to centerfire in 1896, it is possible that your carbine was converted to shoot the rimmed centerfire 8×58mmR Danish Krag cartridge, so the Danes could avoid having to supply two similar-looking cartridges to its armed forces. Norway immediately re-barreled its then-existing arsenal of M1867s to shoot that new rimmed centerfire cartridge, it being far superior to the 12mm Remington RF cartridge for which Norway's rifles and carbines were originally chambered. The Danes adopted the 8×58mmR Danish Krag rimmed cartridge in 1889 (and began production of the M1889 Krag-Jørgensen rifle, the last M1867 being made at Tøjhuset in Copenhagen the year before). 45-70 head is uncomfortably smaller than the Danish cartridge. And that isn't even a good idea with the CF rifles, as. Being rimfire there would be no reason for someone to mess around and ream it to. I would assume it is still in its original chambering. All in all, a very nice example of a Danish carbine rarely encountered in the United States. Sling Swivel near toe of buttstock, as it should be for a carbine.
DANISH REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK RIFLE M 1867 SERIAL NUMBER
Danish crown stamps are clear, as is matching serial number on underside of stock. The wood is in very good condition with no cracks or chips. The upper tang is marked KJOBENHAVEN TOIHOUS 1874. The left side of receiver has the Danish crown over M-1867. The copper disc in right side of buttstock is unstamped. There is some minor pitting along the wood line of the fore stock. Its 21" barrel has an excellent mirror bright bore. It has an overall grey finish, which is common on these carbines (lots of polishing to keep ahead of salt air corrosion or issued in the white).
DANISH REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK RIFLE M 1867 LICENSE
Denmark was the first foreign nation to contract with Remington to purchase and produce under license rolling block rifles for their military. This is determined from research by noted military rolling block expert George Layman who writes on page 74 of his book Remington Rolling Block Military Rifles of the World : "When a rimfire "engineer" carbine is found, it is almost always because it belonged to the navy." This carbine is still in rimfire, making it a rare bird, indeed, as most Danish rifles and carbines were converted to centerfire in 1896. It is a rolling block carbine made in Denmark and very likely issued to the Danish navy. This is a very rare carbine in the United States. SOLD For any collectors of martial rolling blocks, here is one for you.