Buying an original Remington New Model Army

[njaw]

Hi there

Firstly, I'd just like to say hi. I'm new to this site but very please I found it. I live in London and am an amateur collector of antique firearms, predominately flintlock pistols although I also have a hankering for American civil war revolvers. I own a very nice original Colt Army 1860 revolver but also want to add a good example of an original Remington revolver.

With this in mind, I wonder if you could give me some guidance as to what I should look for. (I don't want to get caught out and end up with a doctored repro).

I have my eye on this pistol but wanted to know what questions I should be asking to ensure its authenticity.

http://www.mjnoble.co.uk/details.asp?ID=266

Any help/guidance would be very appreciated.

kind regards
Nick

[njaw]

I can also confirm that the serial number is 91990. Any help on dating the revolver would be gratefully recieved too.

many thanks in advance.