Remington Breech Loading Carbine

Description (Brief):

This second type Remington Breech Loading Carbine features Remington's famous rolling block action. It fired a .50 caliber metal rimfire cartridge and was the last type of firearm purchased by the Union government during the Civil War. Approximately 5,000 .46 caliber Type I carbines were delivered in 1864 and 1865. The first .50 caliber Type II carbines were not delivered until September 1865. The U.S. government sold the bulk of these carbines back to Remington in 1870 who sold them to France for the Franco-Prussian War.

Date Made: 1864Associated Date: 1864

Patentee: Rider, JosephGeiger, Leonard M.Maker: Remington Arms Company, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Subject: FirearmsRelated Event: Civil War

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Credit Line: War Department

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.247495Catalog Number: 247495Accession Number: 47226

Object Name: carbinecarbine, split breech, rimfireOther Terms: carbine; Firearms; Rim Fire; .50 In; Rifled; 09; Sa

Measurements: overall, carbine: 34 in x 1 3/4 in; 86.36 cm x 4.445 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-180c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_417028

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