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The .43 Spanish was a centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Remington designers around 1867. [2] It was used in early rolling block rifles that Remington manufactured for the government of Spain. The cartridge is also referred to as the .433 Spanish, [ 3 ] "11mm Spanish", and identical cartridges for the US Peabody rifle were marked "U.M.C ...
The Remington Rolling Block was developed from the 1863 pattern .50 calibre split breech carbine issued to the US Cavalry during the American Civil War. This earlier weapon was designed by Joseph Rider and Leonard Geiger to fire the same cartridges as the Spencer carbine. [10] The split breech rifle lacked a hammer spur because it self-cocked ...
Following the success of the model 1870, the Governor of New York ordered 15,000 Remington rolling block rifles and bayonets for his state's militia. These model 1871 rifles were very similar to the model 1870 rifles, but differed in some details. Field experience with the model 1870 showed that the mechanism jammed too easily in dusty conditions.
The .43 Egyptian was a centerfire rifle cartridge used by the Egyptian Army and France for the No. 1 Remington Military Rifle, [1] [2] a rolling block rifle. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Used between 1870 and the end of the First World War , it is closely linked to the .43 Spanish .
The raised headstamp has the P at 9 o'clock, the M at 12 o'clock, the H at 3 o'clock, and the two digit year of production at 6 o'clock. It manufactured black powder .58 Spanish Berdan Carbine, .43 Spanish Remington, and .43 Spanish Remington Reformed cartridges.
2,100 ft/s (640 m/s) Feed system. 5-round detachable box magazine. Sights. Iron sights adjustable to 1,900 m (2,100 yd) The Mauser Model 1889 is a bolt-action rifle of Belgian origin. It became known as the 1889 Belgian Mauser, 1890 Turkish Mauser, and 1891 Argentine Mauser.[3]
A rolling-block action is a single-shot firearm action where the sealing of the breech is done with a specially shaped breechblock able to rotate on a pin. [1] The breechblock is shaped like a section of a circle. The breechblock is locked into place by the hammer, therefore preventing the cartridge from moving backward at the moment of firing.
38 killed. 138 wounded. 160 captured [2] The Battle of El Caney was fought on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. 600 Spanish soldiers held for twelve hours, until they ran out of ammunition, against Henry W. Lawton's 5th US Division, made up of 6,899 men. This action temporarily delayed the American advance on the San Juan Hills, as ...