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Many thanks for your reply, it’s a fun revolver anyway so I give up on trying to trace its history now
Cheers,
John.

Thanks
Was there any record of the barrels being shortened to 6”? Maybe this happened when it reached England…
John.

Hi I have an NMA also made in March 1868 and not so many numbers away from yours at 143924.
I thought mine was sent to France too but it hasn’t been polished so not sure of it’s history, I know it’s been to London and is now in Sweden, fun to try to track the history but not easy!
Cheers,
John.

Hi, I am thinking that I also may have one of the 5000 for the Franco-Prussian war, my revolver is a Remington New Model Army barrel/frame #143924 so it was made in March 1865 and although it has the original grips it has no stamp on them to say it was accepted by the Army. It also has London proof ...

Hi, I just bought my first Remington 1858 New Model Army revolver in Sweden. The barrel and frame numbers match at 143924 but there is also a letter “K” stamped on the left side of the trigger guard. The cylinder has no serial number but there a number 2 on the rear of it. There are also English pro...