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Hello, From the little information you give and without any pictures I can only assume and we all know what happens when we do that. If the 44 c/fw is really 44 CFW stamped on the left side of the frame under the cylinder and the barrel address is REMINGTON ARMS CO., ILION, N.Y. it is most likely a ...

Richard, The original finish on the Remington Army and Navy Revolvers was a blue finish. A brown finish, which was in use on firearms before the blue finish was invented, was never used on Remington Revolvers. Some revolvers were nickel plated after nickel plating was invented around 1870. The marks...

Hello Richard, I believe your revolver is an original Remington New Model 1858 Navy. As far as the exact year it was manufactured it becomes a little complicated because there are no Remington production records. Unlike the New Model Army production, which stopped at the end of the Civil War in 1865...

Hello, Congratulations on becoming the custodian of that Remington Revolver. Your revolver is a Type 1 conversion, which was converted to 46 rim fire by the Remington factory after the Civil War. It was originally a 44 caliber percussion revolver which was manufactured in March of 1865 putting it am...

Yes the revolver is a part of the third contract. Stanforth, you are correct. On February 27th 1871 W.C. Squire and agent for Remington entered in an agreement with A.B. Dwyer Chief of Ordnance USA to swap 5000 Model 1871 pistols for an equal number of surplus New Model Army Percussion Revolvers. I ...

Hi,
Your friend’s revolver serial number 129095 was made in January of 1865. It was one of the last twenty thousand made.


Bill

Yes, I have seen barrels, frames and cylinders with two different letters and sometimes two of the same letters. The inspectors may have been inspecting two different areas of the part or possible the parts were reinspected after the first inspection. Who knows?

Bill

Mike,
If you were able to find an original Remington wooden box for a New Model Army you would have to add at least one zero to your 200 dollars. The only ones I have ever seen were salesman samples.

Bill

Hi, You have a New Model Army also known as an 1858 New Model Army even though it was made after the 1861 or Elliot Old Model Army. The revolver was made in July of 1864. The letters on the revolver are government inspection marks and the GP cartouche belongs to either Giles Porter or George Palmer ...

Hi,
The best resource is Remington Rolling Block Pistols by Jerry Landskron. You can get a copy from Amazon for $93. The "why did they order them" is answered in the book but I know of no reference which lists the units they to which were issued if they were issued.

Bill

Hello Donald,
Your revolver was manufactured in June of 1862. The Beals Revolvers were made in both 36 and 44 calibers. There were approximately 2000 Army (44 caliber) and 15000 Navy (36 caliber) revolvers made. Yours with serial number 14170 is a 36 caliber.


Bill

Your revolver was shipped to the Government in June of 1864. The most likely reason for the barrel serial number being different from the frame and T/G serial number is because the original barrel did not pass inspection. Your barrel is from a revolver, which was manufactured in March of 1864. That ...

Hi,
Your revolver was made in April of 1864. The letters are government inspection marks. The BH cartouche is from Benjamin Hannis, one of the principal sub-inspectors who inspected Remington revolvers. There is no documentation as to which military unit the revolver was issued.

Hi,
What are the two serial numbers? Also does the serial number on the trigger guard tab match either the barrel or frame number?

Bill

Your revolver was manufactured in August of 1864. Most of the New Model Armies went to the Government, however some, which would not pass the inspection requirements were sold to the civilian market through Remington dealers.