Old Pistol

SOLANCO said:

The Disston medallions read singular: H. Disston and Son until 1871, when it was changed to Sons. The large letter A at the end of PHILADA was added in the 1880's. The medallions then remained relatively unchanged through 1917. The pistol is a nice little muff gun and the medallion is lagniappe.

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its a cool little item, probably not worth much. Think it will be kinda neat in a box with the 1858 (now that it’s confirmed).

ejfoulks said:

Is it worth anything as collector or just like a $200 shooter? Just want to mess up a collector item.

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The frame appears to be in good shape & If the bore & cylinder are also good it has considerable value as a collectable even though it's been refinished & grips have been replaced.
Repro 58 Remingtons that were made a few years back for competitive shooters with 'progressive twist rifling' remain highly prized. They sold for approximately $1,200 new.
If the action on your revolver is tight & correctly timed with a good shootable bore & cylinder it's worth more to those of us who enjoy collecting & shooting a piece of our history.

Sam squanch said:

Could it be…. Clark Griswald?!?!

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Obviously not, "Sparky" refers to a flintlock, not a caplock.

The Remington does appear to be a refinished original to me as well. I have encountered a fair number of original cap & ball revolvers that were refinished at one time, probably as shooters. Before the reproduction industry got going that's all there was available. A worn or slightly rusted old gun could be refinished to make a nice, presentable shooter. In the 40's or 50's when interest in actually shooting the old guns was growing it was probably easier and still less expensive than buying a higher grade example for such use.

The visible marks appear to be mainly inspectors stamps. Originally there would have been a Remington factory stamp on the top barrel flat, many of these I've seen were fairly shallow. Easy to lose when polishing for a refinish. The location of the serial number on the bottom barrel flat looks correct. The only oddity I noticed was in the cylinder pin pic there appeared to be some type of Crown over a letter stamped? A replacement part maybe? Some of these guns went to Europe in the years after the civil war. France for example bought a lot of US surplus during the Franco-Prussian war. The gun may have spent some time over there, the mark looks like a European inspectors stamp.

Thank you very much. I wanted to shoot it since I never shot black powder before, but wasn’t sure if I should depending on the value of it. I am currently building a display box for the two guns so if nothing else they can look nice together. I do need to order a couple screws to replace incorrect ones (the 1858). Other than that they have both been cleaned and oiled to stop and prevent any further decay. All wood was treated with boiled linseed oil.

Here’s another one for you guys, I forgot about this one sitting next to my safe. My grandparents found in an attic of a house they bought back in NJ around the 60’s. I have not disassembled it, just wiped it down.

Looks like an old fowling piece. Back action lock, barrel goes octagon to round. In the one pic from the side it looks like there might be a small oval stamp just forward of the engraving around the breech. About the size of the Belgian E over LG stamp. If so it's Belgian made or at least has a Belgian barrel, check it with a magnifying glass and a good light

desi23 said:

Looks like an old fowling piece. Back action lock, barrel goes octagon to round. In the one pic from the side it looks like there might be a small oval stamp just forward of the engraving around the breech. About the size of the Belgian E over LG stamp. If so it's Belgian made or at least has a Belgian barrel, check it with a magnifying glass and a good light

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This is the best pics I could get

Here’s a updated pic of the 2 BP pistols. Built a box for them to be displayed till I decide what to do with them.

Nice looking display there!

poker said:

Nice looking display there!

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Thank you