Remington Rolling Block

The Remington Rolling Block is a single-shot, breech-loading rifle that was produced by Remington. First designed by Joseph Rider in 1864, the original Rolling Block design was finalized too late to see action in the American Civil War. However, it would go on to see extensive military use throughout the later half of the 1800s. Militarized Rolling Blocks would be produced in numerous calibers and would see use by Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Egypt, Argentina, and many other nations. The Rolling Block was also very popular on the civilian market and was prized by hunters. Its popularity owed in part to its very strong and robust action, which could handle the increased pressure generated by the new smokeless powder cartridges that came into common use in the late 1800s. Rolling Blocks were even used in a military capacity up until World War I, when Britain bought surplus stock to arm personnel of Royal Navy support vessels and France issued Rolling Blocks to rear line troops.

The name refers to the action the rifle uses- rolling block action. In this type of firearm action, the breech is sealed by a circular breechblock that rotates or rolls on a pin.

The Remington Rolling Block rifle has appeared in the following film used by the following actors:

Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber

Remington No. 1 Rolling Block - .22 rimfire

Remington Rolling Block Militarized - .45 caliber - scoped version

Remington Rolling Block Short Rifle - .43 Spanish

Remington Model 1867 Rolling Block Carbine - .50-45

Remington Rolling Block Pistol - .50 caliber

Specifications

(1867 - early 1900s)

• Type: Rifle

• Caliber(s): .50-70, .45-70, .30-06 Springfield, .43 Spanish, .22 LR, 8x50mmR

• Weight: 9.25 lb (4.20 kg)

• Length: 50.4 in (128 cm) - 53.3 in (135 cm)

• Barrel length(s): 35.7 in (91 cm) - 37.4 in (95 cm)

• Capacity: 1

• Fire Modes: Single-Shot

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Charge of the Light Brigade	C. Henry Gordon	Surat Khan		1936
The Four Feathers		Mahdists		1939
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon		Sudrow Boy		1949
Vera Cruz		Mexican republicans and Emperor Maximilian's soldiers	Rifles and carbines	1954
Flaming Star			Rifles; seen in Pierce's general store	1960
The Last Sunset	Dorothy Malone	Belle Breckenridge	Carbine	1961
	Carol Lynley	Melissa Breckenridge
Treasure of Silver Lake	Ralf Wolter	Sam Hawkens		1962
	Sima Janicijevic	Patterson
		Bandits
The Terror	Dick Miller	Stefan	Pistol	1963
	Jack Nicholson	Lt. Duvalier
Invitation to a Gunfighter	George Segal	Matt Weaver	Rifle	1964
			Seen only in a wall-hanged gun rack; Carbine
Minnesota Clay	Cameron Mitchell	Minnesota Clay	Probably Spanish replicas; Rifle	1964
		Several Ortiz's henchmen
Khartoum		British and Egyptian soldiers		1966
Seven Guns for the MacGregors			Seen hanged on a wall; Cavalry Pistol	1966
Navajo Joe		Several U.S. Army soldiers	Probably Spanish replicas; Rifle	1966
The Big Gundown	Maribel Martín	Sarah	Probably a Spanish replica; Rifle	1966
		Several Mexican mercenaries	Probably Spanish replicas; Rifles and Short Rifles
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly			Cavalry Pistol; seen in gun store	1966
The Sons of Great Bear (Die Söhne der großen Bärin)		Mercenaries	Rifles	1966
Face to Face		Several Zachary's bandits	Rifles, Short Rifles and Carbines	1967
Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!		US Army soldiers, bandits, townsmen	Short Rifles and Carbines	1967
The Great Silence		Walter's outlaw	Carbine	1968
The Vulture (Le Rapace)		A guerilla fighter	Carbine	1968
Two Mules for Sister Sara	Clint Eastwood	Hogan		1970
Companeros		A guerrilla fighter		1970
Adios, Sabata		Texas bounty hunters	Rifle	1970
Don't Turn the Other Cheek!	Dan van Husen	Kelly	Rifle	1971
	Franco Nero	Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowski
	Eli Wallach	Max Lozoya
	Lynn Redgrave	Mary O'Donnell
Catlow	Leonard Nimoy	Miller	Rifle with telescopic scope; visually modifed	1971
Hannie Caulder		Mexican Federales		1971
The Light at the Edge of the World	Kirk Douglas	Will Denton	Carbine and rifle	1971
	Massimo Ranieri	Felipe	Carbine
		Argentine Navy sailors, pirates	Rifle
Chato's Land		Indians		1972
Chino		Indians	Rifles and carbine	1973
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe		Union soldiers	Carbine	1975
The White Buffalo	Clint Walker	Whistling Jack Kileen	Carbine	1977
	Ed Bakey	Ben Corbett
	Will Sampson	Chief Crazy Horse
	Jack Warden	Charlie Zane
Heaven's Gate	Kris Kristofferson	James Averill		1980
Southern Comfort	Sonny Landham	The Cajun Hunter		1981
The Shadow Riders		Confederate soldier	Carbine	1982
The Scout (Der Scout)	Jürgen Heinrich	Pvt. Hicks	Rifle	1983
	Uwe Jellinek	Pvt. Hunter
		Nez Perces warriors
Atkins		Indian warriors	Rifle and carbine	1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody	Christopher Malcolm	Jud	Carbine with a telescopic sight	1985
	Román Ariznavarreta	Ticonderoga's men	Rifle, modified to resemble a Sharps rifle
Slave Coast (Cobra Verde)		Brazilian Army soldiers		1987
Wall Street			Cavalry Pistol; seen in Gekko´s gun collection	1987
Prairie Hunters in Mexico (Präriejäger in Mexiko)	Joachim Siebenschuh	Jimmy Porter	Rifle	1988
	Vsevolod Safonov	An aged settler
		Crewmembers of steamer
Legends of the Fall	Anthony Hopkins	Colonel Ludlow		1994
	Gordon Tootoosis	One Stab
The Shadow	Penelope Ann Miller	Margot Lane	Cavalry Pistol	1994
Goldeneye			Seen in Zukovsky's gun collection	1995
Soldier		An Arcadia 234 inhabitant		1998
The Long Kill		Native	Rifle	1999
Shanghai Noon	Jason Connery	Andrews	Cavalry Pistol	2000
The Prince of the Pacific (Le prince du Pacifique)		Fijian soldiers	Carbine	2000
Thirteen Ghosts	Tony Shalhoub	Arthur Kriticos		2001
Tiger Head (Cabeza de Tigre)		Argentinean revolutionary soldiers		2001
The Four Feathers	Djimon Hounsou	Abou Fatma		2002
		Mahdist guards
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins	Ming Lo	Mr. Pyong Lien Chang		2004
Hot Fuzz			On the racks in Webley's storage	2007
Wanted		An assassin	M1871 Cavalry Pistol	2008
The Forgotten Ones	uncredited	Jose		2009
		John
Blackthorn		Argentinian soldiers	Short rifles	2011
	Dominique McElligott	Etta Place
Home Sweet Home	Alexandra Boylan	Gwen Stevens		2012
The Kid	Adam Baldwin	Bob Olinger	Hunting rifle	2019
	Ben Dickey	Jim East

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Date
Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade)	Gojko Mitic	Pablo Calvo	Carbine; Ep.5-6	1984
	Marijam Agischewa	Flores
Lonesome Dove	Robert Duvall	Augustus McCrae	Ep. 4	1989
Law & Order - Season 9			"Venom" (S09E07); Seen in a gun collection	1998
Firefly	Gregg Henry	Sheriff Bourne	Carbine, "The Train Job" (S01E02)	2002
The Pretenders (Los Simuladores)		Prison guard	Carbine; "Un trabajo involuntario" (S1E13)	2002-2004
Hatfields & McCoys				2012
Sherlock - Season 4			Scoped	2017
Around the World in 80 Days	Faical Elkihel	Sheik Medjuel El Mezjuel Mezrab	Ep. 03	2021
1883	Seth Lee	Sentry #2	Rifle	2021

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Red Dead Redemption	"Rolling Block Rifle"	Scoped	2010
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West			2010
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"RollingBlock Handgun 1871"	M1871 pistol in .50 centerfire	2016
	"RollingBlock Rifle"	Commercial carbine in 8x50mmR Lebel
	"RollingBlock Creedmore"	No. 1 Sharpshooter with aperture sight in .45-70 Govt
Red Dead Redemption II	"Rolling Block Rifle"	Scoped	2018

Anime

Film Title	Character	Notation	Date
New Dream Hunter Rem: Massacre in the Phantasmic Labyrinth		is seen in the Geppetto base	1992

Nagant 1877 Gendarmerie

Nagant 1877 Gendarmerie double barreled pistol - .380 Belgian

The Nagant 1877 Gendarmerie is a double-barreled pistol, based on the Remington Rolling Block action. It was designed by brothers Emile and Leon Nagant in Belgium and put into service with the Belgian Gendarmerie where the pistol was used until replaced by the FN Model 1900 pistol in the early 20th century.

Specifications

(1877 - ????; in service until early 1900s)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber(s): .380 Belgian black powder (9.4x22 mm)

• Weight: 2.53 lb (1.15 kg)

• Length: 10.4 in (26.5 cm)

• Barrel length: 5.5 in (14 cm)

• Capacity: 2 (double barrel)

• Fire Modes: Single-Shot

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Possessed (Les Possédés)	Jerzy Radziwilowicz	Ivan Sjatov		1988

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades			Added in 2024	2016