Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1880 - Serial 56853 US Civil War mostly bolt action

mostly bolt action

Under the control of Luftflotte 2 commanded by Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

side plate and ramrod pipes (3) together with a new made trigger assembly already fitted

Maybe a more trained eye would be able to make out more

- Newspaper clipping from his hometown paper

Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1880 - Serial 56853 US Civil War mostly bolt actionOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Danes elected to license the Remington design for manufacture in Denmark at the Copenhagen arsenal, which they did in a fairly large quantity. The Danish model first utilized a rimfire cartridge and that stayed in service well into the smokeless era. However, with the adoption of the 8mm M1889 Krag Jorgensen the need to update or abandon the Remington became acute. In 1896 they were withdrawn from infantry