According to Ware's book your revolver was manufactured approx Nov of 1863. I've no idea when it was engraved...
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.44 1858 New model SN 44011 fully engraved
Re: .44 1858 New model SN 44011 fully engraved
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You are fortunate to own such a nice Remington. I am fairly certain it is not factory engraved. Markings on your gun indicate that it was originally a military revolver. I know of no military Remingtons that were factory engraved. There are no records available at this time to tell us who did the factory engraving or which or how many revolvers might have been engraved. The few Remingtons I've seen that were supposedly "factory engraved" had very simple and sparce engraving. Nothing fancy. I've never seen a 1858 Army model that was "factory engraved", however I have seen several civilian Navy models with what is believed to be "factory engraving". The engraving on your gun is very nice, but I don't believe it is up to the standards of guns that were engraved by the factory engravers for any of the manufacturers of the period, Colt, Remington, Smith, etc.
You are fortunate to own such a nice Remington. I am fairly certain it is not factory engraved. Markings on your gun indicate that it was originally a military revolver. I know of no military Remingtons that were factory engraved. There are no records available at this time to tell us who did the factory engraving or which or how many revolvers might have been engraved. The few Remingtons I've seen that were supposedly "factory engraved" had very simple and sparce engraving. Nothing fancy. I've never seen a 1858 Army model that was "factory engraved", however I have seen several civilian Navy models with what is believed to be "factory engraving". The engraving on your gun is very nice, but I don't believe it is up to the standards of guns that were engraved by the factory engravers for any of the manufacturers of the period, Colt, Remington, Smith, etc.
Re: .44 1858 New model SN 44011 fully engraved
I would start with Schyler,Hartley & Graham of NYC. Do a search and see if you can compare there style with yours..It might be possible to trace the engraving to them. Hope this helps...Jim