![]() ![]() One lever-action, one bolt action Repeating rifles for metallic cartridges: Spencer - American design, removable magazine in the buttstock Henry - American design, tubular magazine under the barrel Larsen - Norwegian modification of the Henry Repeating rifles for paper cartridges: Palmcrantz - Swedish design (See Helge Palmcrantz) Percussion rifles: Burnside - American design with metallic cartridge Sharps - American design using paper cartridges After various tests, including repeated firings, it was clear that the needle guns were not particularly well-suited. Non-repeating rifles for metallic cartridges: Peabody - American lever-action Remington - American, rolling block Larsen - two related, but different Norwegian designs. Larsen and Steenstrup - two different modifications of the standard issue army rifle at the time. Several different cartridges and rifles were considered by the commission.Ī partial list includes: A Prussian needle gun designed in 1866. In early October 1866, a joint Swedish-Norwegian arms commission was established in order to select a suitable cartridge and rifle for the two nations. With the exception of the first 10,000 rifles and 20,000 actions (for conversions of older rifles), which were made by Remington in the US, all Model 1867 Remington rolling block rifles and carbines were made under license in Sweden and Norway, by Carl Gustafs stads Gevrsfaktori and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag in Sweden and by Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik in Norway, with the two Swedish manufacturers producing about 80 of the weapons.īirth of the M1867 edit In the 1860s the Swedish and Norwegian armies realized that their standard rifles, both percussion lock breech-loading rifles and muzzle loaders, were rapidly becoming obsolete in the face of the new metal cartridge combining bullet, primer and propellant load. ![]() The 12.17 mm caliber was chosen because the Swedish army had approximately 30,000 new muzzle-loading Model 1860 and breech-loading Model 1864 rifles in 12.17 mm caliber in stock, rifles that were suitable for conversion to Model 1867 rolling block rifles. Pattern (Modellexemplar), serial 1 Type Place of origin United States Sweden Norway Service history In service 1867mid-1890s (rifle) 18881908 (modified carbines) Production history Designer Joseph Rider Designed 1867 No. Remington Rolling Block Rifle Identification Serial 1 Type Remington Rolling Block Number 5 Remington Rolling Block Rifle Serial Numbers And Dates Remington M1867 Swedish rifle m1867. ![]() ![]() Remington Rolling Block Rifle Identification Serial 1 Type.Remington Rolling Block Rifle Identification Plus Military Rifles. ![]()
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