Remington Society

Hi Karu, We shouldn't forget that we are one the REMINGTON SOCIETY website and stop talking about French 1873, Moore teat-fire, Spencer carbine or Smith and Wesson no. 2. But I must say that I feel exactly the same as you about this last gun. The S&W no.2 is my favorite American handgun ! Its de...

Hi Dan, and thanks for your information. As I wrote, I'm pretty sure that my gun was sold to France during the French-Prussian war of 1870. France bought a good number of American firearms at the time, but did not put many in service because this war didn't last long. Here, we usually recognize thes...

Hey Karu, Putting guns in the white is really a French "disease" ! I can understand why it was so up to the beginning of the 19th century because during his inspection, it permitted the sergeant to immediately spot the soldier who didn't take good care of his gun when he saw stains on the ...

Salut Karu, The reason which made me think that my Remington Navy was one of those sold to France in 1870 is the same which made you think that it was also the case with your Starr Army : the gun had been put in the white. Usually, I refuse to do anything on my antique guns, but I just couldn't stan...

Hello Karu, Yes, I'm from France and I asked if there still were shortage problems at the beginning of 1863 because Billt wrote that "If the revolver (yours) was accepted for military service in 1862 it would have been shipped to the Ordnance Department and immediately issued to soldiers in the...

Did the handguns shortage problem still exist in March, 1863 ? I'm asking this question because I have a Remington Navy (serial 21240 with matching numbers on frame, barrel and trigger-guard) which has the new model frame and cylinder with the old model barrel and loading lever. The gun has apparent...

Paul, listing barrels as "clay breaking attachment" or "precision paper punch" is very witty and can function as long as the customs don't open the package, which sometimes happens...

dieNusse, I just found manufactured cartridges designed especially for old shotguns. They are guaranteed to be safe in every guns dating back to the 19th century and proofed for smokeless powder. The pressure that they develop is of 660 bar, which is equivalent to 9,572 psi, almost twice your cartri...

dieNusse, I wouldn't be able to reproduce the load you use because I live in France, and the powders are not the same here as in the US. There are lots of them, and I don't know much about the differences between them. Researcher, those pressures of 11,500 or 12,500 psi are very impressive. Anyway, ...

I'm far from being a pro re-loader. So, I think I'll go safe and use black powder loads.

Thank you very much for answering my demand, Jack !

I have finally found another Remington 1889 model grade 1 which still has its 30" barrels. The serial number is 35696. Can you tell me in which year it was manufactured ?
Thanks for the info.

It has already happened to me once with a flintlock rifle replica that I ordered in the US. The French customs are always suspicious when they see the word "gun" on an customs form. So, they opened the package and when they saw that the barrel had no proof marks, they sent the gun directly...

If interested I have a 32" grade 3 barrel (243704) of 1904 vintage. Left barrel stamped 41 or almost Full while right is stamped 25 or IM. Reseacher is correct - have a qualified smith check the weapon before firing. The '04 barrel was made well within the smokeless era and many of us still sh...

Thank you very much for these infos, Researcher.