Gun Collectors Dream Auction #69 Weapons of War!
Lot 599:
Up Next We Have an Antique Original Danish M1867 Remington Rolling Block, 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 In 1896 they were withdrawn from infantry service, converted to centerfire cartridge and issued to coast and fortress artillerymen. At that time a new much longer rear ladder sight was also fitted to the rifles. This rifle features a 3.25" long backsight leaf. Left receiver flat is stamped with a Crown over the royal cypher over the mark M-1867. The right receiver wall is bare and the upper tang is marked Kjobenhavns Toihuus 1872 (Copenhagen Arsenal) I Believe This is Chambered in 11.7x51R. Bore is Excellent With Strong Rifling.
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