Remington M1867

Remington M1867
Swedish m/1867 rifle. Pattern (Modellexemplar), serial # 1.
Type	Rolling-block rifle
Place of origin	United States Norway Sweden
Service history
In service	1867–mid 1890s (rifle) 1888–1908 (modified carbines)
Production history
Designer	Joseph Rider
Designed	1867
No. built	Remington, USA: 10,000 rifles Norway: 53,450 rifles (of which 5,000 were later converted to carbines) Sweden: 237,000-257,000 rifles and carbines, including conversions of older rifles to rolling block. About 5,000 of the rifles made in Sweden were delivered to Norway while the rest of the production was for Sweden
Variants	Norway: M1867, M1888 and M1891 Carbine conversions Sweden: Among others rifles m/1867, m/1867-68, m/1860-67, m/1864-68 and carbines m/1870 and m/1864-68-85[1]
Specifications
Mass	Rifle: 4,32 kg, 9.6 lb Carbine: 2.88 kg 6.3 lbs
Length	Rifle 1353 mm, 53.27 in Carbine (m/1870): 860 mm, 33.86 in[2]
Barrel length	Rifle: 951 mm, 37.44 in Carbine (m/1870): 460 mm, 18.11 in
Cartridge	12.17×42mm RF rimfire 12.17×44mm RF rimfire 12.17×44mmR centerfire 10.15×61mmR Jarmann centerfire 8×58mmR Danish Krag centerfire
Action	Rolling-block
Rate of fire	13 rounds/minute
Muzzle velocity	Original rifles and carbines in 12.17 mm Rifle: 386 m/s, 1,266 ft/s[3] Carbine: 340 m/s, 1,115 ft/s[2]
Effective firing range	300 metres (330 yd) (with iron sight)
Maximum firing range	~900 metres (980 yd)
Feed system	Breech-loading
Sights	V-notch and front post

The Remington M1867 is a rolling-block rifle that was produced in the second-half of the 19th century. It was the first rifle using metallic cartridges to be adopted by the Norwegian and Swedish armies. Nominally, it had a caliber of 4 decimal lines, but the actual caliber was 3.88 Norwegian decimal lines or 4.1 Swedish decimal lines (12.17 mm), and it fired a rimfire round with a 12.615 mm (.497 in) lead bullet. The 12.17 mm caliber was chosen because the Swedish army had approximately 30,000 new muzzle-loading M1860 and breech-loading M1864 rifles in 12.17 mm caliber in stock, rifles that were suitable for conversion to M1867 rolling-block rifles. With the exception of the first 10,000 rifles and 20,000 actions (for conversions of older rifles), which were made by Remington in the US, all Remington M1867 rifles and carbines were made under license in Norway and Sweden, by Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik in Norway, and by Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag and Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori in Sweden with the two Swedish manufacturers producing about 80% of the weapons.