Original U.S. Remington Rolling Block Model 1869 Egyptian Contract Rifle with Egyptian Markings U.S. Documents & Books Triggers: Single for single action

Triggers: Single for single action

This is a nice Ottoman "SHISHANA" gun dating from the 17th and early 18th Centuries

to guide the barbed wire into the cutting edges

The leather top pad is loose from the frame

The face is maker marked below center in script:

Original U.S. Remington Rolling Block Model 1869 Egyptian Contract Rifle with Egyptian Markings U.S. Documents & Books Triggers: Single for single actionOriginal 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