A rare artillery Remington Rolling Block carbine with
dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Papal States, Round, rifled, 13 mm cal. barrel, with octagonal base, numbered, with stamp 'A' inside a circle, with foldaway and adjustable rear sight, fore-sight and clutch for a bayonet. Frame with rolling block, remains of pontifical stamp, upper tang marked 'REMINGTON'S PATENT'. Wooden butt and fore-end. Iron mounts with traces of finishing. Butt-plate stamped with crowned 'S', bands with remains of other marks. Iron ramrod. Yatagan-bayonet (length 69.2 cm) with brass grip and iron scabbard. length 100,7 cm.
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dating: Third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Papal States, Round, rifled, 13 mm cal. barrel, with octagonal base, numbered, with stamp 'A' inside a circle, with foldaway and adjustable rear sight, fore-sight and clutch for a bayonet. Frame with rolling block, remains of pontifical stamp, upper tang marked 'REMINGTON'S PATENT'. Wooden butt and fore-end. Iron mounts with traces of finishing. Butt-plate stamped with crowned 'S', bands with remains of other marks. Iron ramrod. Yatagan-bayonet (length 69.2 cm) with brass grip and iron scabbard. length 100,7 cm.
