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Pilgrim
I inherited several firearms from Dad. Among them is this piece, which I used to shoot as a kid. I had thought it was a repop, but I've been told by someone that it is original.
Thanks!!
N1UK
Thanks!!
N1UK
Well, it would appear to be an 1858 Remington, but I was not aware of any made with a short barrel. What caliber is it? Apparently, some .36's were made with a 5 1/5" barrel.
Again, what is the caliber?
Well done! I was coming up empty.That pistol is a Remington New Model Police Revolver.
They were made in 1865- 1873 with a total production of around 18000. (That number includes some that were modified for cartridges).
The complete barrel markings should say,
" PATENTED SEPT. 14, 1858 MARCH 17, 1863
E.REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, NEW YORK
NEW MODEL"
This pistol was made to compete with the Colt 1862 Police Revolver and the Pocket Navy so it uses a smaller frame than the larger ARMY and NAVY revolver.
It is a .36 caliber gun with a 5 shot cylinder.
In 2007 when my "FLAYDERMAN'S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE AMERICAN FIREARMS" was printed it was valued at $475 in "good" condition and $1200 in "fine" condition.
Due to inflation that would be $658 and $1662 in 2019 US dollars.
I'm not sure about the pinkish colored frame. Flayderman's Guide says some of these pistols were nickle plated all over, some with a nickle plated frame and the rest were blued all over.
The color reminds me very much of the pump slide guide on my Remington 870 Wingmaster. It came from the factory with a pinkish tinge to it although the rest of the steel parts are blued.
That pistol is a Remington New Model Police Revolver.
They were made in 1865- 1873 with a total production of around 18000. (That number includes some that were modified for cartridges).
The complete barrel markings should say,
" PATENTED SEPT. 14, 1858 MARCH 17, 1863
E.REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, NEW YORK
NEW MODEL"
This pistol was made to compete with the Colt 1862 Police Revolver and the Pocket Navy so it uses a smaller frame than the larger ARMY and NAVY revolver.
It is a .36 caliber gun with a 5 shot cylinder.
In 2007 when my "FLAYDERMAN'S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE AMERICAN FIREARMS" was printed it was valued at $475 in "good" condition and $1200 in "fine" condition.
Due to inflation that would be $658 and $1662 in 2019 US dollars.
I'm not sure about the pinkish colored frame. Flayderman's Guide says some of these pistols were nickle plated all over, some with a nickle plated frame and the rest were blued all over.
The color reminds me very much of the pump slide guide on my Remington 870 Wingmaster. It came from the factory with a pinkish tinge to it although the rest of the steel parts are blued.
That pistol is a Remington New Model Police Revolver.
They were made in 1865- 1873 with a total production of around 18000. (That number includes some that were modified for cartridges).
The complete barrel markings should say,
" PATENTED SEPT. 14, 1858 MARCH 17, 1863
E.REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, NEW YORK
NEW MODEL"
This pistol was made to compete with the Colt 1862 Police Revolver and the Pocket Navy so it uses a smaller frame than the larger ARMY and NAVY revolver.
It is a .36 caliber gun with a 5 shot cylinder.
In 2007 when my "FLAYDERMAN'S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE AMERICAN FIREARMS" was printed it was valued at $475 in "good" condition and $1200 in "fine" condition.
Due to inflation that would be $658 and $1662 in 2019 US dollars.
I'm not sure about the pinkish colored frame. Flayderman's Guide says some of these pistols were nickle plated all over, some with a nickle plated frame and the rest were blued all over.
The color reminds me very much of the pump slide guide on my Remington 870 Wingmaster. It came from the factory with a pinkish tinge to it although the rest of the steel parts are blued.
The frame color is usually refered to as plum. As evidenced by the extensive but shallow pitting all over the gun was reblued at some time and whoever did it did an excelent job of polishing by not dishing out the screw holes or rounding the corners. If you expand the photo you will see an area around the front sight that was not polished before rebluing (look closely at the corners of the barrel flats there and the flat immediately behind the sight). For some reason the frame came out plum and I'm not experienced enough with blueing to explain why however I do have 2 '58 Remingtons by Euroarms that have an identical frame color which is original to both guns.
I inherited several firearms from Dad. Among them is this piece, which I used to shoot as a kid. I had thought it was a repop, but I've been told by someone that it is original.
Thanks!!
N1UK
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