Product Details
A .43 (11X50mmR) EGYPTIAN CONTRACT MODEL 1867 REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK THREE BAND RIFLE, CIRCA 1870, no visible serial number, with 33in. barrel fitted with a block and blade front-sight and ladder rear-sight, long bayonet bar at muzzle the action tang stamped with the usual two line Remington patent and address legend, two piece full walnut stock the forend secured with three barrel bands, the left butt impressed with the Khedive's tughra
Provenance: Sam Remington demonstrated the famed Rolling Block system to the Khedive of Egypt in 1868 resulting in a large order for both rifles and carbines. These Egyptian Rolling Blocks enjoyed a colourful history, cutting a path to glory over the middle east. Egyptian contingent assisted Turkey in the Russo-Turkish war, the Remingtons were used to great success during the Abyssinian campaigns of the late 1870's. It was also the weapon of the army of Hicks Pasha whose force was wiped out by Sudanese followers of the Mahdi. The captured Remington's were subsequently used at Khartoum in 1885 against General Gordon and against the relieving force
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Estimate £400-600
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament