GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
SCARCE REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY FACTORY CONVERSION REVOLVER WITHOUT EJECTOR.REMINGTONNEW MODEL 185814225946RFCal. 46 RF. Blue finish with 8" oct bbl, standard dovetail front sight with fixed groove rear sight in the top strap. Top flat of bbl has the 3-line address including "NEW-MODEL". Bottom flat of bbl is marked with the SN along with the factory conversion number "4516". Matching conversion number is found on left side of front strap under the grip and the number "101" is on left side of backstrap under the grip. Right side of the backstrap under the grip is marked "4416", obviously an assemblers mistake. The 5-shot cylinder has the Rollin white patent date horizontally on the outer circumference. Mounted with smooth 2-pc walnut grips pencil numbered to this revolver inside right grip. Left grip has a crisp cartouche and there are various small inspector initials on the revolver. The 1858 New Model Army was an extremely popular revolver during the Civil War and few survive today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: George McAllister Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, appears to be unfired. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with muzzle end and sharp edge wear. Rammer handle retains about 60% orig blue with the loss areas from flaking, not wear. Frame & grip frame retain about 96-97% glossy orig blue with only very faint sharp edge wear. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors, slightly muted. Cylinder retains about 90-92% glossy orig blue with some edge wear and minor spots of flaking. Trigger guard is a dark mustard patina. Grips show edge wear and retain most of their orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 51669-1 JRL (6,000-10,000)