Remington Society

I receive an antique guns catalog from Douglas R. Carlson. In the April 2015 catalog there is a Model of 1875 with a 7.5 inch bbl in nickel with the usual blade type front sight. Usual wood grips. No lanyard ring in butt. "E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, N.Y., USA" one line address on bbl....

There are occasionally period correct modifications of revolvers by installing a rifle type front sight.

This is an image of a Colt SAA with a rifle front sight.

I have one too. And the dimension sound similar. Mine chambers modern 43 Egyptian loosely and modern 43 Dutch Beaumont tightly. I say "modern" because both were made adapting and reforming another type of brass and may not be identical to original antique rounds. Both are tapered so the pr...