Remington saw the potential of the design and hired Geiger along with Joseph Rider, their chief engineer, to improve the design. He applied for and was granted a patent in 1863. Leonard Geiger designed the original concept. Joseph Rider, an employee of Remington, who followed up on the original idea, invented the rolling-block action in 1866.
Some other countries bought rolling blocks for military or sporting purposes as well. The United States military evaluated them but chose the trapdoor Springfield instead, although there were military pattern rolling-block rifles produced in.
An American designed the action, and Remington had the patent. Breech-loading firearms were one of the big leaps in technology, and of those, one of the most interesting is the “rolling-block” rifles and handguns. During the 1860s, many innovations in both guns and ammunition were developed and employed by the military powers of various countries.
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