Remington Society

Thank you Mike. I really appreciate your comments. This is a facinating new area of interest for me, and I'm really looking forward to getting involved and learning all I can. I know that with folks like you around to help me, the learning curve will be fast and fun. Don Ward's book is amazing - a ...

I agree Mike - it would be nice to see some pics; although I probably wouldn't know what I was looking at. I'm a newbie at this and didn't even catch the 1861 vs. 1858 thing. Knew the barrel length was wrong, but if it had been replaced by some third party, thought that might explain there being no ...

On pages 105 - 108 of Don Ward's book ("Remington Army and Navy Revolvers 1861 - 1888"), he discusses an order placed by the state of New Jersey on August 8, 1864 for 1,000 .44 caliber army revolvers. There are several pictures showing the N.J. stamp on the barrel and frame. Don't know about the ...

Just found this site today. Spent at least four hours looking at the postings. There's so much information here. This is gonna be fun!!!