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A Remington Model 870 shotgun. Below is a list of firearms produced by the Remington Arms Company, [1] founded in 1816 as E. Remington and Sons. Following the breakup of Remington Outdoor Company in 2020, the Remington Firearms brand name operates under RemArms, LLC.
Either 1864 or 1865, Remington Engineer Joseph Rider improved the split breech design to create the rolling-block action which was named the "Remington System". [ 10 ] [ 14 ] The medium-strength action developed some headspace issues with new smokeless powders coming into use by the late 1890s.
So as a stop-gap measure rifles and carbines with rolling-block action were converted to a for that time period very modern centerfire cartridge, the 8×58mmR Danish Krag (bullet diameter .322 in/8.17mm, bullet weight 237 grains/15.29 grams, muzzle velocity 1,965 ft per second/600 m/s), with the designation "gevär m/1867-89" used for converted ...
Remington Model 760/7600. Gamemaster Pump-action rifle United States: 1,000,000 [121] 1,500,000 1,034,462 of the Model 760 alone were made from 1952-1980: Vetterli M1870: Bolt-action rifle Italy: 1,500,000 Remington Rolling Block: Single-shot rifle United States: 1,500,000 [122] Pattern 1853 Enfield: Rifle-musket United Kingdom: 1,500,000 [123 ...
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.
Rolling-block breech Joseph Rider's 1865 patent drawings. 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 Model 1870 was a minor improvement to the Springfield Model 1868, and retained most of the Model 1868 rifle features. [ 1 ] Note: Springfield Model 1870 may also refer to the Springfield rolling-block U.S. Navy rifle , employing the Remington Arms Company rolling-block design, and manufactured under a royalty agreement with Remington, for ...
Remington Model 887; Remington Model 1100; Remington Model 7400; Remington Model 7600; Remington Model R-25; Remington Model SP-10; Remington MSR; Remington Naval Model 1865 Pistol; Remington Nylon 66; Remington Nylon 76; Remington R5 RGP; Remington R51; Remington Rider Single Shot Pistol; Remington RM380; Remington Rolling Block rifle ...