Remington Rolling Block rifle

Remington Rolling Block
Type	Rolling-block rifle
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1867–1918 [citation needed]
Wars	List of wars American Indian Wars Wars of Italian unification War of the Triple Alliance (limited)[1] Six Years' War[2] Franco-Prussian War Ten Years' War Third Carlist War Cantonal rebellion Conquest of the Desert Ethiopian–Egyptian War Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878) Russo-Turkish War Little War Mahdist War Mapuche uprising of 1881 Anglo-Egyptian War South African Wars (1879–1915) War of the Pacific Revolution of the Park Chilean Civil War of 1891 Federalist Revolution[3] First Melillan campaign Cuban War of Independence Uruguayan Revolution of 1897 Intentona de Yauco Philippine Revolution Greco-Turkish War (1897) Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Totoposte Wars[4] Revolution of 1904[5] Mexican Revolution Italo-Turkish War First Dominican Civil War Second Dominican Civil War World War I Anglo-Egyptian Darfur Expedition United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924)[6] Coto War[4] Second Honduran Civil War[7] Second Italo-Ethiopian War[8]
Production history
Designer	Joseph Rider[9][10]
Designed	1864[10]
Manufacturer	Remington Arms Company
Specifications
Mass	9.25 lb (4.20 kg)
Length	50.4 in (1,280 mm) to 53.3 in (1,350 mm)
Barrel length	35.7 in (910 mm) to 37.4 in (950 mm)
Cartridge	.58 Berdan .50-70 .50-45 Carbine 12.7×45mmR Pontificio 12.17×42mm RF 12.17×44mmR .45-70 .43 Spanish .43 Egyptian 10.15×61mmR 8×58mmR Danish Krag 8×50mmR Lebel 11×59mmR Gras .303 British 7.65×53mm Argentine .30-40 Krag .30-06 Springfield 7.62×54mmR .30 Remington 7×57mm Mauser 6.5mm Daudeteau No. 12 .236 Remington 11 mm Danish 56-50 Spencer [11] Various Target/Sporting/Hunting Calibers
Action	Rolling block
Feed system	Breech-loading
Sights	Rear ramp & leaf sight, blade front sight

Remington Rolling Block is a family of breech-loading rifles that was produced from the mid-1860s into the early 20th century by E. Remington and Sons (later Remington Arms).^[10]

These rifles were made in a variety of calibers, both rimfire and centerfire, including the 12.17x42 mm rimfire, 12.17x44 mm rimfire and 12.17x44 mm rimmed centerfire Swedish and Norwegian cartridges, .43 Spanish (11.15x58mmR), .50-70, .40-70, .45-70 and later in .22 caliber. Later models were produced in .30-03 (Predecessor to .30-06), 7×57mm Mauser, and 8×50mmR Lebel.