Hello,I was hoping to get some help on a pistol that was made by Remington. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you,Chris.
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Help with gun ID
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Mike Strietbeck
Revolver ID
Chris,
Based on the photo supplied, your revolver is a Remington New Model Police Cartidge Conversion. The percussion version of this revolver was introduced in 1865.
The Ilion factory produced this somewhat smaller, single-action, .36 caliber New Model Police Revolver in various barrel lengths from 3½” to 6½”. In the decade that followed, at least 17,000 were manufactured.
Since Federal protections of Rollin White’s patent for cartridge conversion cylinders extended to 1869, Remington officials could not legally convert their percussion revolvers to fire rimfire or centerfire cartridges without fear of patent infringement. While the exact details are not known at this time, Remington waited until the White patent expired, and then set about converting many hundreds and later thousands of their percussion pocket, belt, police and large-frame revolvers to cartridge. The New Model Police conversion was chambered to fire .38 caliber long rimfire.
Mike Strietbeck
Based on the photo supplied, your revolver is a Remington New Model Police Cartidge Conversion. The percussion version of this revolver was introduced in 1865.
The Ilion factory produced this somewhat smaller, single-action, .36 caliber New Model Police Revolver in various barrel lengths from 3½” to 6½”. In the decade that followed, at least 17,000 were manufactured.
Since Federal protections of Rollin White’s patent for cartridge conversion cylinders extended to 1869, Remington officials could not legally convert their percussion revolvers to fire rimfire or centerfire cartridges without fear of patent infringement. While the exact details are not known at this time, Remington waited until the White patent expired, and then set about converting many hundreds and later thousands of their percussion pocket, belt, police and large-frame revolvers to cartridge. The New Model Police conversion was chambered to fire .38 caliber long rimfire.
Mike Strietbeck