Swedish Model 1867/89 Remington Rolling Block Rifle………..SOLD
Created on June 5th 2013
A beautiful example of the Swedish adopted Remington Rolling Block
This really is a well produced and finished weapon, it is hard to imagine it used as a service weapon. It has a beautiful case-hardened action and all the bluing is to such a standard that it is still completely intact.
Measuring a total of 48.1/2″ in length (without bayonet) The round blued barrel which starts from a short hexagonal knox form is 33.1/4″ in length. Chambered in the Danish 8mm x 58R it is fiendishly accurate. No wasted shots there! The rifle as such was originally adopted in 1867 but were re-barreled in 1895 with the new caliber.
The action as mentioned above is of the single shot Rolling Block type and has been brought to a spectacular case-hardened finish, as standard. The action shows the royal Swedish crown over the “C” which indicated Carl Gustafs factory. The “1871” is the date the rifle was made and is repeated on the butt-stock. On the side of the knox is the conversion date which is repeated on the fore-end with the inspectors initial “G.F” (Gustaf Fredrik Valdemar Fredenberg) and “G.M” (Gustaf Edvard Miller)
On the obverse side of the action the most striking number is the serial number “9768” which is then repeated on the block, the hammer, the butt-stock, the barrel, front nose-cap and the fore-end.
There appears to be a sawn off plug towards the top of the action, this is actually thought to be the result of the removal of the previous extraction parts, replacement and covering of the hole left by the operation. On top of the breeches knox form once again is a very clear stamping of the Swedish crown, the letter “C” and the initials “G.F” and “G.M”. On opening the breech everything is clean and in good condition. The actual rolling block and the hammer are both in the white and have the serial number stamped on their sides. The chamber is spotless and the bore looks almost unused – this weapon must have had a very short service life. Once the rifle has been fired an indicator protrudes through the top of the block and, in the dark can be felt by the thumb. The butt-plate is still case hardened and carries the serial number on the top tang.
The sights are as ingenious as the rifle is attractive to the eye. It is a traditional ladder type rear sight, with the addition of an extra long range “V” type sight set on the RHS of the cross bar. This can be aligned with an almost unnoticeable extra inverted “V” on the same side of the mid barrel band. This is calibrated with the rear ladder sights to work as a long range volley sight. The system functions as follows; 0 to 300 on the lower section with flat open “V” sight. 300 to 600 open “V” stepping up the ramp. 7 to 1600 ladder sights central “V” then on the back of the ladder, laid down toward the shooter 1700 to 2400 meters by the side “V” and the side mounted mid barrel band pointer. Even the trigger guard is case-color hardened.
The butt-stock ID disk is marked as follows; “19 R / B / No 1619”
Finger grooves in the fore-end. Two sling swivels and full length cleaning rod stored under the barrel. This rifle is just waiting to assume its position in a serious rifle collection
Stock No, f 349
£975….SOLD
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