Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1881 - Serial 58759 Hotchkiss MG Original item: One of a

Original item: One of a Kind Set

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Its design was patented by Samuel Colt on February 25

Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1881 - Serial 58759 Hotchkiss MG Original item: One of aOriginal 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 In 1896 they were withdrawn from infantry