Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1878 - Serial 53114 Antique Cartridge Firearms Some of the markings are

Some of the markings are quite faint and/or not legible

so it was not worn away

requiring the mask to be taken off

The barrel rib is signed J

primarily for firing salutes

Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1878 - Serial 53114 Antique Cartridge Firearms Some of the markings areOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Danes elected to license the Remington design for manufacture in Denmark at the Copenhagen arsenal, which they did in a fairly large quantity. The Danish model first utilized a rimfire cartridge and that stayed in service well into the smokeless era. However, with the adoption of the 8mm M1889 Krag Jorgensen the need to update or abandon the Remington became acute. In 1896 they were withdrawn from infantry