Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1881 - Serial 59779 Discount The left side of the

The left side of the stock is marked with some proof marks

It features the typical green wool gabardine construction with a  flaschengrün (dark bottle-green) "badge cloth" band and a traditional high forward crown

snaps are marked "Prym 6”

which is used to determine the bearing of an object in the distance

See  others similar in 'Civil War Collector's  Encyclopedia' by Francis A

Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1881 - Serial 59779 Discount The left side of theOriginal 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 In 1896 they were withdrawn from infantry