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Hello everyone! Greetings from Scandinavia! I am interested in purchasing a Remington New Model Army, civil war era that hasn't had too many parts replaced with newer ones. The one I am interested in was manufactured in February 1864 with the number #54812. The same serial number appears on the ...

Thank you, Bill, for your helpfulness and detailed answers. It is appreciated!

Hello Hunter,
Welcome to the Remington Society Forum. Just to add some information to what Jim wrote. The Ordnance Department purchased approximately 122,000 Remington revolvers during the Civil War. The serial numbers ranged from 1 to 148,550. There were some civilian purchases along with the ...

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 ...

Hello everyone! I am a newcomer from Sweden who is interested in black powder shooting and I am looking for some information about a couple of Army revolvers that I am interested in buying here in Sweden. It is difficult to find information here, so I turn to you and hope for assistance. My question ...