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There were guns with adjustable sights in the 1800's, but the ones on that revolver weren't them.
It looks like someone did a pretty nice job of machining a spot for that modern rear sight - if it's an original Remington they shouldn't have done that though. The front sight is modern and to me ...

The trigger doesn't seem to be in the right position - there might be something broke inside. It's not hard to take these revolvers apart.

I had always thought the Krag was the first U.S. issued repeating bolt action rifle.
Learn something new everyday - my trouble is I forget two things everyday also!

Are you sure it's nickel plated and not just polished steel?

Thanks, Daniel.
It doesn't seem to me that hand fitting could accomplish a lot - once those ratchet angles are machined into it, grinding or something on them would only make it worse. Maybe just smoothing some burrs or enlarging some of the slots that the bolt drops into - but then the cylinder ...

On another site they talked about having a serial number on the back of the cylinder on a new model army. I thought they were only on the bottom of the barrel, on the left grip frame, and on the trigger guard tab. Were they also on the cylinder? It seems like there wouldn't be any room for it on the ...

Thanks for writing that. I'm 78 and can relate at least to the time period you grew up in. It's sad but necessary to "move on" with our lives . I really liked the part about the heavy paper work - that sounds right to me!

"Remington Army and Navy Revolvers 1861 - 1888" by Donald L. Ware
My copy says 2007 by the University of New Mexico Press
A really good book for anyone who likes these revolvers.

According to the Ware book, it was made in August of 1864

Maybe it's just my computer, but I don't see any pictures.

Those could be marks from a very aggressive wire wheel.

In the book "Remington Army and Navy Revolvers" by Donald l. Ware, it says:
#76173 was made in June of 1864
#86570 July 1864
#95597 August 1864
This is a worthwhile book to get if you can find it.
I don't know if it's possible to find out where they were used - other people on this site know a lot ...

It would be interesting to see the cylinder pin and loading lever out of the gun, it would seem as though the pin can't be full diameter the entire length without interfering with the lever. There were earlier versions of this system though.
Is that a brass plate on the bottom of the grips?
The ...

Well I guess the xp-100 must be the black sheep of the Remington family. I know the 221 fireball ammo is not exactly a common item on the shelf at Fleet Farm!

It would be good to post this in the ""pre 1899 handgun" section.
The loading lever catch is probably the same as on other new model single actions, so it would be available. I wouldn't think there is a side plate to remove. On a single action revolver all the parts come out through the openings by ...