It is, however, the most commonly encountered of all Remington Rolling Block rifles in. on top flat, and equipped with an Austrian Werndl type rear sight, three screw retained barrel bands and long saber bayonet lug.

Its Knoxform chamber is stamped Model Argentino 1879 E.N. 43 Spanish caliber Rolling Block of which Remington produced an estimated 50,000 rifles and carbines. One of the most unusual and very well built special order export versions of Spanish Model was this. Prices for these three-band rifles are basically high in any condition.

Many may well have been re-chambered during the 1960s re-barreling craze of surplus rolling block rifles and carbines. Few of these have survived and no more than three have been viewed by the author, but it is certain there are more in circulation. They are otherwise identical to the original second and third Spanish contract rifles, aside from the 12.11mm chambering. These are very scarce variations and practically all are stamped with the Japanese Kanji characters of вЂњSurplus/Disposed RifleвЂќ with a Japanese/Chinese character numeration on the right side of the chamber. In 1881, about 978 rifles were sold to the Kingdom of Korea with the remainder sold as surplus to Hong Kong in 1885. In 1873, Japan ordered close to 2,400 of the Spanish Model rifles but demanded they be reamed and re-chambered to its in-country Remington caliber of 12.11mm Swedish Remington centerfire. Among the known purchasers of the surplus Spanish Model rifles was Meiji Era Japan, which since 1868 had made at least three sizeable orders of the surplus Remington rolling block rifles of the 1868 Swedish contract. 43 Spanish-caliber rifles remaining in the contract, as the in-country licensed production had caught up with demand. In reality, Spain cancelled the receipt of close to 5,500. Those Remington Spanish Model rifles of the Third and final contract were overproduced by several thousand more than Spain had originally ordered for the 1873 contract. First-year contract version with its concave breech-block is scarce and will reap a 50 percent premium depending on condition. Those having 75 percent case colors or more will reap the higher price accordingly. All have REMINGTON ILION, NY address and are found with various locally applied Spanish government and Cuban garrison markings. Early slot extractor, three-band rifle with no provision for saber bayonet lug, leaf adjustable rear sight, spring held barrel bands. Spain purchased over 90,000 rifles in three contracts from 1869 to 1873. A tremendous amount of variation exists here, with differences as indicated below. 43 Spanish caliber Remington Rolling Block accounts for largest number of production, with something over 1.5 million sold from 1869 to 1910. Advertised commercially from 1875 through 1902, this.

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