Please Help Dating a Remington New Army .44
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Mike Strietbeck
Re: Please Help Dating a Remington New Army .44
According to information published in Don Ware's book on Remington large frame revolvers, your revolver, if it bears the cartouche of a Government final inspector, would have been delivered during July of 1864, as part of the contract of November 21, 1863. If you could post a photo of the revolver and holster, I'm sure our readers would like to see it.
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Mike Strietbeck
Re: Please Help Dating a Remington New Army .44
Roy,
If the cartouche is not present, and the fit of the grips are accurate and tight, the best we can do is assume that this revolver was not part of a government shipment, for whatever reason. That being said, the manufacture date should still fall close to the date listed for Government purchased revolvers in that serial number range.
Mike Strietbeck
If the cartouche is not present, and the fit of the grips are accurate and tight, the best we can do is assume that this revolver was not part of a government shipment, for whatever reason. That being said, the manufacture date should still fall close to the date listed for Government purchased revolvers in that serial number range.
Mike Strietbeck