Remington Conversion Mystery

[deadin]

Hi, New guy here!!
I ran across this gun which I believe started life as a Remington New Model Army.
As you can see it has had extensive “mods” done to it. I know that they were done at least 50 years ago as it came from the estate of a man that died 50 or 60 so years ago. It appears to be in .44 Colt and has been buffed and plated. I have a number of detailed pictures of the various conversions and have posted them at
http://deadin.info/webpics/BensGuns if anybody would like to take a stab on just what it is……..
This looks like a “labor of love” for some “smith as there has been a lot of work poured into it.

[aardq]

That's a very interesting conversion. The numbers match so the gun is intact, but it has been extensively modified. The "41" on the frame and the grips may be an assembly number.

Is the barrel marking on the top of the barrel still legible? You're right that the rifling looks to have been recut at some point.

The most interesting modification is what appears to be some kind of outer covering on the lower front of the frame. Was this added to the frame, or was the frame modified so that the cover could be added? It's very well done and must have been done by a very good gunsmith or machinist.

The cylinder appears to be a replacement cylinder not a modified original, the hammer is modified, and the front sight is new.

All in all, a very different and interesting conversion.

Dan