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POST MEDIEVAL REMINGTON 'NEW MODEL' 1858 PATENT ARMY .44 PERCUSSION REVOLVER NO 89306 1863-1875 AD A single-action .44 calibre percussion six-shot Remington revolver with 6 1/4" octagonal barrel, brass trigger guard and wood grips; the top of the barrel stamped 'PATENTED SEPT. 14. 1858 / E. REMINGTON & SONS. ILION . NEW YORK. U. S. A / NEW-MODEL' in three lines with serial number to underside of barrel and 'J' stamped to side of barrel and three places to frame; the barrel and loading lever blued, frame and cylinder browned; the left grip scale impressed script initials 'GP' in rectangular cartouche. 1.3 kg, 35 cm (13 3/4"). Fine condition, 80% original finish, minor surface rubbing, especially to grip area, small chip to left grip. Provenance Ex Douglas Rose collection. Footnotes The 'New Model' Remington Army revolver was popular during the American Civil War.