ANCHOR Marked REMINGTON ARMS Antique MILITARY PATTERN Rolling Block Rifle 1870s-1880s 19th Century INDIAN WARS Era Rifle

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ANCHOR Marked REMINGTON ARMS Antique MILITARY PATTERN Rolling Block Rifle 

1870s-1880s 19^th Century INDIAN WARS Era Rifle

Here we present an antique Remington Military Pattern Rolling Block Rifle, made circa the late 1870s to the late 1880s in Ilion, New York. The Remington Rolling Block rifle is a breech-loading rifle that was produced from the mid-1860s into the early 20th century by E. Remington and Sons (later Remington Arms Company). The action was extremely strong and could easily withstand the increased pressure of the new smokeless powders coming into use by the late 1880s. The Remington Rolling Block had a sturdy, simple action that was relatively inexpensive, just what many governments wanted in the latter half of the 19^th Century.

They were popular with civilians as well. Along with the Sharps rifle it was one of two rifles probably used more than any other by the buffalo hunters who hunted the American bison herds in the 1870s and 1880s. Civilian Remington rolling block rifles, and later surplus military rifles, became very popular among hunters in Scandinavia, particularly for moose hunting, with ammunition for the rifles being commonly available on the civilian market into the 1920s-1930s.

The overall condition is good. The bore is dim with deep rifling. The action fully functions but the hammer is weak. Brown patina throughout with trigger guard showing most of its original finish. The stock has two repairs on the left side but remains solid. Solid repair on the underside of the forend in front of the barrel band.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 32 inches.

Caliber: .52

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$900
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