Winchester 1866

This week for Firearm Friday we are bringing you the Remington 1864 “Rolling Block Rifle”    The Remington Rolling Block was developed from the 1863 pattern .50 calibre split breech carbine issued  to the US Cavalry during the American Civil War. This earlier weapon was designed by Joseph Rider and  Leonard Geiger to fire the same cartridges as the Spencer carbine. The split breech rifle lacked a  hammer spur because it self-cocked when the breechblock was opened. In 1865, Rider improved the split  breech design to create the rolling-block action which was named the "Remington System”    The medium-strength action developed some headspace issues with new smokeless powders coming  into use by the late 1890s. A heavier-style action was produced for later smokeless cartridges, although  there were still issues with some ammunition.    In 1867, the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway was the first military to adopt the rifle as the  standard military rifle. 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.    The British Empire purchased rolling-blocks to arm the Egyptian Army during the 1870s. These were  made in Liège, Belgium, in .43 Egyptian calibre and were issued with a sword bayonet. Rolling-block rifles  were used against Muhammad Ahmad's Ansar Dervishes during the Mahdist War, including at the Siege  of Khartoum where General Gordon met his end. Guns with decorative brass Islamic crescents and  Arabic inscriptions on the buttstock are not uncommon on the collector's market.    The French acquired 210,000 Egyptian rolling-block rifles to make up for a shortage of the standard-issue ...

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