Remington Rolling Block 1864 Carbine

Remington Rolling Block 1864 Carbine was based on the design by Leonard Geiger, and patents owned by Joseph Rider. Remington factory built many firearms with this action type, mostly sporting rifles. Some main models are: Navy Rifle 1870 (total leng. 123.6 cm) and the Army rifle Model 1871(total leng. 131.5 cm).

Calibre : .46″ rim-fire or .56-50″ Spencer rim-fire

Catridge capacity: single-shot

Operation : single-action

Firing system : rim-fire

Breach-loading : rolling-block action

Length : 87 cm

Barrel length : 50.4 cm

Weight : 3.2 kg

Sight : arc-shaped folding sight

Safety : half-cock hammer
Stock : nut

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