The metalwork has a lovely gray patina, often acquired as the guns are in sandy conditions, and were often cleaned with sand as well, though this example may have escaped that. There are also still western numerals on the underside of the sight ladder. The Rifle comes with its original cleaning rod, and unlike almost all that we see, there are still legible Remington patent markings on the receiver tang! In this case both lines are still completely legible, a real rarity:. It even looks like some markings may have been crossed out, and new ones added! There is even an arsenal marking on the left side of the receiver, a great chance for research! Rifles that were sent to France would never have these type of markings. Unlike other examples, this one could have actually been there, as the breech of the barrel is covered in Egyptian arsenal markings. This was the model rifle used to fight the British at the Battle of Tel-El-Kabir in 1882 and the Mahdi's Sudanese Dervishes at the siege of Khartoum in which General Gordon was killed in January of 1885. Some of these Remington M-1869 Infantry rifles have been re-imported over the past 30 years but they are hard to find in any decent condition. In all 300,000 of these were produced but 100,000 were diverted to France for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. This is an original Egyptian contract Remington Rolling block rifle, supplied to Egypt starting in 1869 in. The action was extremely strong, and could easily withstand the increased pressure of the new smokeless powders coming into use by the late 1880s. Remington and Sons (later Remington Arms Company). The Remington Rolling Block rifle was a breech-loading rifle produced from the mid-1860s into the early 20th century by E.
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