CODE – 01-132-867

NAME – Remington 1867 Navy

COMMON NAMES – Navy Rolling Block

TYPE – Single-shot pistol

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1867

CALIBER – 12.7x22mmR (.50 Remington Navy)

OVERALL LENGTH – 33 cm (13 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 17.8 cm (7 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 3 Grooves, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 140 cm (1 turn in 55.2 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 12.95 mm (0.510 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 19.63 g (303 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 191 m/s (625 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 356 j (263 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.99 kg (2 lb 3 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.02 kg (2 lb 4 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, fixed Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – U-notch

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 46 m (50 yards)

OPERATION – Manual rolling block single action

TYPE OF FIRE – Single shot

RATE OF FIRE – 4 rpm

FEED DEVICE – Single round

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 27.54 g (425 grains)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – 20 rounds

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.55 kg (1 lb 3.4 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Remington Arms Co., Illion, New York

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – US Navy, commercial sales

      This was the first metallic cartridge weapon adopted by the United States Navy. The original version was adopted in 1865 and was chambered for a .50 caliber rimfire cartridge and had a spur trigger without a trigger guard. The 1867 version was chambered for a centerfire version of the same round and had a more standard trigger within a trigger guard. An Army version was adopted in 1871 but did not see widespread use. Thought dropped from active Navy use when cartridge revolvers became more available in the early 1870s, the Remington Rolling Block single shot remained in production in other calibers, notably .22 Long Rifle, until 1909.