SWEDISH MODEL 1867 ROLLING BLOCK RIFLE

I acquired my first Swedish Model 1867 Rolling Block rifle in early 2002. I once had a Norwegian one, but it was museum-quality and I would not have felt right shooting it -- so I sold it instead.

For those of you who may not be familiar with The Swedish Model 1867 rifles, they are well-made, impressive pieces. The first ones were made by Remington for the Swedish government back in the 1870s, but the Swedes were later licensed by Remington to make them for themselves -- although I believe that Remington did provide the Swedes with a large quantity of actions as well. My gun is a mix of these: it has a Remington receiver, but everything else appears to have been made in Sweden.