Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1883 - Serial 63252 MILITARIA above and below the emblem:

above and below the emblem:

octagonal at the breech with proof marks and date

Assault troops of the 5th Division were included in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to the V Amphibious Corps for extraordinary heroism on Iwo Jima from 19 to 28 February 1945

cross-country reconnaissance vehicle

Original Danish M1867/96 Remington Rolling Block Infantry Rifle dated 1883 - Serial 63252 MILITARIA above and below the emblem:Original 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 In 1896 they were withdrawn from infantry