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The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Historical Artifacts
Remington New York State Contract Rolling Block Rifle
Object Number:
1951.409
Date:
1872
Medium:
Wood, steel, iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 52 1/4 in. ( 132.7 cm )
Part (barrel): 34 5/8 in. (87.9 cm)
Marks:
stamped: barrel tang: "REMINGTONS' ILION N.Y. U.S.A./PAT. MAY 3D NOV 15TH 1864 APRIL 17TH 1868/AUG 27TH 1867 NOV 7TH 187.."
stamped: frame: "R"; breech: "S"; 3rd barrel band: "HB"; 1st two bands: "RB"
Description:
Wood, steel, iron, and brass rifle; iron furniture; globed brass front sight; stamped marks on barrel tang, frame, barrel bands, and breech end of barrel; illegible stamped cartouches on left side of buttstock, and on both sides of wrist.
Gallery Label:
Developed in the late 1860's by Joseph Rider, Remington rolling blocks were among the breech-loading rifles and carbines that replaced the muzzle-loading firearms that had been used during the Civil War, and became the standard American weapons of the postwar years.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
