Remington built Swedish Rolling Block

[Buccaneer]

I recently aquired this rifle without knowing to much about it, apart from being a bit dirty it appeared to be in quite good condition. It was said to be in 12.17 x 44mm rimfire which was the Swedish calibre but it carries no Swedish marks. After checking in the "Remington Rolling Block Military Rifles" page 124 by George Layman it would appear to be one of only 10,000 rifles made at the Remington factory in the US before Sweden began producing them under license.
This rifle has survived intact and appears to be unaltered from the day it was made, the barrel under the wood work is undamaged with no rusting or pitting and still has its dark blue finish, the bore itself is also in very good bright condition. The printed information on these rifles is very limited, I have recieved a considerable amout of help from a good friend in Sweden but any information would be much appreciated.

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