Original U.S. Remington Rolling Block Model 869 Egyptian Contract Rifle with Patent Markings and Belgian Marked Barrel U.S. Flare Guns Barrel Length: 41 1/2Inches

Barrel Length: 41 1/2Inches

10 July 1777 the regiment was reassigned to 1st Connecticut Brigade

(Edmund Ward Poor

Length Extended: 26"

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Original U.S. Remington Rolling Block Model 869 Egyptian Contract Rifle with Patent Markings and Belgian Marked Barrel U.S. Flare Guns Barrel Length: 41 1/2InchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Remington Rolling Block rifle was a breech loading rifle produced from the mid 1860s into the early 20th century by E. Remington and Sons (later Remington Arms Company). The action was extremely strong, and could easily withstand the increased pressure of the new smokeless powders coming into use by the late 1880s. This is an original Egyptian contract Remington Rolling block rifle, supplied to Egypt starting in