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The .43 Spanish / 11.15x57mmR was a centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Remington designers around 1867. [2] It was used in early rolling block rifles that Remington manufactured for the government of Spain.
The Rolling Block was also one of two makers rifles used by the American team to win the International Long Range matches held at Creedmoor Rifle Range on Long Island, New York, in 1874. Team members shot against the Irish team with half the shooters using Rolling Block Creedmoor models, and the other half using Sharps Model 1874 Long Range rifles.
Following the success of the model 1870, the Governor of New York ordered 15,000 Remington rolling block rifles and bayonets for his state's militia. These model 1871 rifles were very similar to the model 1870 rifles, but differed in some details. Field experience with the model 1870 showed that the mechanism jammed too easily in dusty conditions.
This is a list of weapons used by the Spanish Republican side of the Spanish Civil War. The majority of Republican military equipment was obtained through the Soviet Union who supported the Spanish Republicans through shipments of Soviet arms and arms from other countries in the possession of the Soviet Union from past Russian conflicts.
Remington M1875; Remington M1890; Smith & Wesson No.3; Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless; Shotguns. Coach gun; Winchester M1887 and M1901; Winchester M1893 and M1897; Rifles. Colt-Burgess rifle; Colt Lightning Carbine; Lee M1895 Navy; Remington–Lee M1885; Remington Rolling Block rifle; Spanish Mauser M1893 (used by Cuban rebels and Philippine ...
During the Ten Years' War, the standard-issue rifle for the Spanish Army was the Remington Rolling Block in .43 Spanish. The Liberation Army would often raid for and capture these rifles and their ammunition for their own use. The same was done in the War of Independence, when the standard-issue rifle of the Spanish Army was the Mauser. The ...
The Remington Rolling Block rifle was one of the first rifles used by the Filipinos and Spaniards during the revolution. Spanish M93 – standard rifle, primarily used by Guardia Civil [6] Remington Rolling Block rifle – used by Guardia Civil [7]
The .43 Egyptian / 11.38x49mmR was a centerfire rifle cartridge used by the Egyptian Army and France for the No. 1 Remington Military Rifle, [1] [2] a rolling block rifle. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Used between 1870 and the end of the First World War , it is closely linked to the .43 Spanish .