Description
A Gendarmerie Remington Rolling Block carbine
dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Stato Pontificio, Round, rifled, 12 mm cal. barrel (slightly dusty bore, with visible rifling), octagonal base marked with pontifical mark, mark of the Liège test bench, serial number "13xx" and other marks, with front foresight, foldaway and adjustable rear sight. Iron frame with marks "BREVET REMINGTON" and "E. M. & L. NAGANT A LIEGE", mark "X" under crown, "MG" and various other marks, serial number "13xx". Rolling block bolt with marks and serial number matching the barrel. Working mechanism. Wooden butt and fore-end, clearly visible on the right side of the butt stock the stamp "CATHOLIQUES BELGES" with date "1868". Iron mounts and ramrod.
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A Gendarmerie Remington Rolling Block carbine
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