CIVIL WAR Antique REMINGTON US Contract CARTRIDGE CONVERSION New Model ARMY Made Circa 1863-65 and Converted in the early 1870s

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CIVIL WAR Antique REMINGTON US Contract CARTRIDGE CONVERSION New Model ARMY

Made Circa 1863-65 and Converted in the early 1870s

Here we present an antique U.S. Remington New Model Army Cartridge Conversion Revolver, likely issued to a Union soldier circa 1863-65 during the American Civil War before being converted to .46 Rimfire in the early 1870s. The New Model Army was manufactured from 1863 to 1875 with a total production of approximately 132,000 and represented the last of Remington’s .44 caliber percussion revolvers. According to the research published in Remington Army & Navy Revolvers 1861-1868 by Donald L. Ware, Remington revolvers through serial #149,000 were accepted prior to the end of the Civil War. Guns below serial #123,000 were accepted prior to the end of 1864.

The cartridge conversion involved replacement of the cylinder with a newly made cylinder from Remington. which licensed the Rollin White patent for a bored through cylinder. These were all 5-shot and chambered for .46 Short Rimfire and were also compatible with the later .46 Long Rimfire. The internals also had to be reworked somewhat for the 5 cartridge cylinder.

As mentioned above, this revolver was likely converted sometime after the Civil War ended with the expiration of the Rollin-White Patent in 1869. The Remington New Model Army represents the second greatest number of issued handguns found on Civil War battlefields, second only to the Colt 1860 Army. The New Model Army was the primary revolver issued to Union cavalry after the fire at the Colt’s factory in 1863. The Union government acquired a total of some 122,000 of these New Model revolvers for military use, with nearly 110,000 New Models purchased by the U.S. government during the Civil War, at a cost of around $11 each. The State of New Jersey also purchased several thousand for Civil War issue. The New Model 1863 Army represents Remington’s highest production martial pistol. It featured a strong, solid-frame design with the groove in the top for a rear sight, as opposed to Colt’s open-top design. Though Colt got the lion’s share of the government contracts, many consider the Remington New Model Army the superior firearm. William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody used an ivory-handled New Model Army .44, serial number 73,293, from 1863 until 1906, when he gave it to his ranch foreman with a handwritten note which said that, “It never failed me”.

The overall condition is good. Dark patina throughout. Inspection markings throughout including a faint cartouche on the left grip. The action is excellent. The bore is dim with strong rifling. Numbers match.

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Barrel is 8 inches.

Caliber: .46 Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2350
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