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Stunning “As Issued,” One of the Finest Known Civil War U.S. Contract E. Remington & Sons New
Model Army Percussion Revolver and Accessories -
Serial no. 78577, 44 cal., 8 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. The Remington New Model Army revolvers
were the second most widely issued/used handguns of the Civil War after only Colt’s Model 1860 Army. They
remained in use into the late 19th century. The design was built upon improvements of the earlier Remington-Beals
design patented in 1858 and was released during the middle of the Civil War. This revolver is in such high condition that
it is essentially what these revolvers would have looked like when they arrived in the hands of Union troops. 106,000 U.S. contract New Model Army revolvers were manufactured and generally rushed into service, but this revolver appears to have been never issued and was clearly very well maintained for over a century and a half. The barrel is equipped with a “pinched” blade front sight that is threaded into the barrel, “PATENTED SEPT. 14, 1858/E. REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, NEW YORK, U.S.A./NEW MODEL” marked on top, a “D” inspection mark on the left at the breech, an “H” on the right at the breech, and an “S” inspection mark ahead of the lever latch. The frame has an “R” on the left at the breech, and an “H”
on the right. A “D” inspection mark is on the front of the
brass trigger guard. A crisp “BH” (Benjamin Hannis) inspector cartouche is on the left grip. The grips have “A” inspection marks at the butt. The revolver is accompanied by an L-shaped combination screwdriver and nipple wrench, an Eley Bros.
cap tin with orange label listing “REMINGTON’S/Belt and Pocket/PISTOLS,” a cartridge pack with markings noting “FOR REMINGTON’S, COLT’S, AND OTHER/Revolving Holster Pistol, 44-100 inch Calibre,” and an iron dual cavity ball/bullet mold.