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{{short description|Single-shot firearm action}} | ||
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| ⚫ | The breechblock is locked into place by the hammer, |
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| ⚫ | A '''rolling-block''' action is a ] ] where the sealing of the ] is done with a specially shaped ] able to rotate on a pin.<ref name=nfstc></ref> The breechblock is shaped like a section of a circle. | ||
| ⚫ | The breechblock is locked into place by the hammer, therefore preventing the cartridge from moving backward at the moment of firing. By cocking the hammer, the breechblock can be rotated freely to reload the breech of the weapon. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Due to 19th century metallurgical techniques, as with most vintage firearms produced for black powder cartridges, rifles and pistols manufactured using this action during the 19th and early 20th centuries may not be suitable for modern, high powered ammunition. Since the early 20th century rolling |
<!--Due to 19th century metallurgical techniques, as with most vintage firearms produced for black powder cartridges, rifles and pistols manufactured using this action during the 19th and early 20th centuries may not be suitable for modern, high powered ammunition. Since the early 20th century, rolling-block rifles in modern steels, suitable for smokeless powder cartridges, have been made for cartridges like the ].{{cn|date=October 2021}} Even though true and not impossible to find a source for, doesn't make sense in the History section--> | ||
| ⚫ | The ] is one of the most successful ] weapons ever developed.{{clarify|date=May 2022}} It is a strong, simple, and very reliable action, that is not prone to be jammed by debris or with rough handling. It was invented by Leonard Geiger during the ] and patented in 1863,<ref>{{US-patent|37501A}}</ref> who (along with his partner, Charles Alger) negotiated a royalty deal with Remington when they put it into production as the so-called "split breech" action late in the war.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forgottenweapons.com/remington-split-breech-before-it-was-famous | title=Remington Split Breech – Before It Was Famous | date=April 2018 }}</ref> That design was re-engineered by Joseph Rider in 1865 and called the "Remington System".<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Sawyer|first=Charles Winthrop|title=Firearms in American History: Our Rifles|year=1920|pages=260}}</ref> The first firearm based on it, the ], was offered for sale to the United States Army and Navy in 1866. While the Army turned the design down, the Navy committed to purchase 5,000 pistols. | ||
| ⚫ | The first rifle based on this design was introduced at the Paris Exposition in 1867 and the United States Navy placed an order for 12,000 rifles.<ref name=":0" /> Within a year it had become the standard military rifle of several nations, including Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. | ||
| Many earlier percussion rifles and muskets were converted to rolling-block designs in the interim before the development of more modern bolt-action designs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forgottenweapons.com/confederate-gillam-miller-rolling-block-transformation/ |title=Confederate Gillam & Miller Rolling Block Transformation |language=en |publisher=forgottenweapons.com |author=Ian McCollum |date=2021-10-26 |access-date=2024-02-08}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The ] is one of the most successful single |
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| The ],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nramuseum.org/guns/the-galleries/innovation,-oddities-and-competition/case-26-the-booming-arms-industry/remington-rolling-block-rifle.aspx |title=Remington Rolling Block Rifle |language=en |publisher=nramuseum.org |author= |date= |access-date=2024-02-08}}</ref> ], and ] rifles also used the rolling-block action.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nramuseum.org/guns/the-galleries/the-american-west-1850-to-1900/case-18-hunting-and-military-arms-on-the-western-frontier/us-springfield-model-1871-rolling-block-rifle.aspx |title=U.S. Springfield Model 1871 Rolling Block Rifle |language=en |publisher=nramuseum.org |author= |date= |access-date=2024-02-08}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The first rifle based on this design was introduced at the Paris Exposition in 1867 |
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| Remington built estimated 1.5 million firearms with rolling-block action, encompassing rifles, carbines, shotguns and pistols.<ref>{{cite book |last= Rattenbury|first= Richard C. |date=October 22, 2014 |title= A Legacy in Arms: American Firearm Manufacture, Design, and Artistry, 1800–1900|url= https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Legacy_in_Arms/-HUCBQAAQBAJ|publisher=] |page=87 |isbn=9780806147796}}</ref> | |||
| Many earlier percussion rifles and muskets were converted to rolling block designs in the interim before the development of more modern bolt-action designs. | |||
| ==Barton Jenks rolling block action== | |||
| The Swedish-Norwegian ] and US ] had this action. | |||
| A single-shot action developed by Barton Jenks from ] right after the Civil War was locked not by the hammer itself, but by a separate hinging piece on the breechblock; it was tested by the US military in 1866 but not adopted.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forgottenweapons.com/barton-jenks-model-1867-rolling-block-trials-rifle | title=Barton Jenks' Model 1867 Rolling Block Trials Rifle | date=6 April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E5sdAQAAIAAJ&q=Jenks | title=Annual Report of the Secretary of War | year=1866 }}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:23, 7 December 2024
Single-shot firearm action
A rolling-block action is a single-shot firearm action where the sealing of the breech is done with a specially shaped breechblock able to rotate on a pin. The breechblock is shaped like a section of a circle. The breechblock is locked into place by the hammer, therefore preventing the cartridge from moving backward at the moment of firing. By cocking the hammer, the breechblock can be rotated freely to reload the breech of the weapon.
History
The Remington Rolling Block rifle is one of the most successful single-shot weapons ever developed. It is a strong, simple, and very reliable action, that is not prone to be jammed by debris or with rough handling. It was invented by Leonard Geiger during the United States Civil War and patented in 1863, who (along with his partner, Charles Alger) negotiated a royalty deal with Remington when they put it into production as the so-called "split breech" action late in the war. That design was re-engineered by Joseph Rider in 1865 and called the "Remington System". The first firearm based on it, the Model 1865 Remington Pistol, was offered for sale to the United States Army and Navy in 1866. While the Army turned the design down, the Navy committed to purchase 5,000 pistols.
The first rifle based on this design was introduced at the Paris Exposition in 1867 and the United States Navy placed an order for 12,000 rifles. Within a year it had become the standard military rifle of several nations, including Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
Many earlier percussion rifles and muskets were converted to rolling-block designs in the interim before the development of more modern bolt-action designs.
The Remington M1867, Springfield Model 1870, and Springfield Model 1871 rifles also used the rolling-block action.
Remington built estimated 1.5 million firearms with rolling-block action, encompassing rifles, carbines, shotguns and pistols.
Barton Jenks rolling block action
A single-shot action developed by Barton Jenks from Bridesburg, Philadelphia right after the Civil War was locked not by the hammer itself, but by a separate hinging piece on the breechblock; it was tested by the US military in 1866 but not adopted.
See also
References
- Rolling-block action
- U.S. patent 37501A
- "Remington Split Breech – Before It Was Famous". April 2018.
- ^ Sawyer, Charles Winthrop (1920). Firearms in American History: Our Rifles. p. 260.
- Ian McCollum (2021-10-26). "Confederate Gillam & Miller Rolling Block Transformation". forgottenweapons.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- "Remington Rolling Block Rifle". nramuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- "U.S. Springfield Model 1871 Rolling Block Rifle". nramuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- Rattenbury, Richard C. (October 22, 2014). A Legacy in Arms: American Firearm Manufacture, Design, and Artistry, 1800–1900. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780806147796.
- "Barton Jenks' Model 1867 Rolling Block Trials Rifle". 6 April 2020.
- "Annual Report of the Secretary of War". 1866.