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THBRemington Factory Cartridge Conversion New Model Army Revolver
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LiveOct 30, 2018
Cowan's is honored to present the Magnificent Sword Collection of William Koch in its two-day firearms, militaria, and American history auction, with a focus on the Civil War. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Remington Factory Cartridge Conversion New Model Army Revolver
.46RF caliber, 8" barrel, S/N 142693 . Blued finish, brass triggerguard, walnut grips. Matching numbers on frame, barrel and grips. Standard three-line barrel address and patent markings. Cylinder marked in a single line: PATENTED APRIL 3D, 1855 , referring to the Rollin White patent for the bored-through cylinder. Retains original Civil War era military sub-inspections throughout and script inspection cartouche on the left grip. No ejector rod added, capping groove expanded to act as loading port, frame cut for rimfire hammer nose. This gun was part of a total of 4,540 Civil War surplus Remington New Model Army revolvers that were altered to .46 rimfire by Remington for Kittredge & Company of Cincinnati. An additional serial number, 4195 , is found on the frame, under the right grip. This suggests that this gun was from the very end of the Kitterdge contract work. This was the first type of cartridge conversion Remington performed on this model. Kittredge paid $3.3625 to Smith & Wesson for the alterations, Smith & Wesson retained $1.00 per pistol for royalties on the Rollin White patent and forwarded the rest of the money to Remington where the guns were altered. Remington them shipped the guns to Smith & Wesson for inspection and then delivery to Kittredge. Of the 4,540 guns, 3,391 were shipped to Kittredge and the balance were sent to J.W. Storrs of New York. These Kittredge contract guns can be identified by the presence of the Rollin White patent date on the cylinder but the absence of an added ejector rod. Later .46RF conversions would have the ejector rod added, and after the expiration of White's patent during 1869, the cylinder marking was eliminated. An historically important example of an early Remington factory large frame cartridge revolver.
Good to very good. Retains strong traces of streaky blued finish on the metal, mixed with a plum brown patina that is mostly smooth with some scattered surface oxidation and light pinpricking. Markings mostly clear, with the last line of the barrel mark weak. Mechanically functional, good bore with moderate pitting but strong rifling. Grips very good with a clear cartouche, showing wear and scattered marks, with the sharp leading edges rounded and worn.Condition
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