This nice short barreled 1858 Remington New Model Army revolver is offered in used condition with some handling marks on the finish from firing and cleaning. This revolver was manufactured by Pietta of Italy. This .44 caliber steel frame revolver will give years of reliable service if properly maintained. The bore is bright and has been well maintained.

The side flats of the barrel bear the maker's name, and Black Powder Only, .44 Cal.. The 5-1/2" octagon barrel is fitted with a post blade front sight. The notch in the center of the frame serves as the rear sight. The walnut grips are factory finished with a deep red satin varnish, mounted with a blued steel screw, through brass escutcheons. The traditional brass triggerguard is polished bright. The Remington trigger is wide and comfortable. The rigid steel frame of the 1858 Remington made it highly prized by its users.

The factory recommends our #BALL-451 pure lead .451" round ball, but we strongly prefer the slightly larger #BALL-454 Hornady .454" round ball, which provides better compression, noticeably more power, and best accuracy. However, an oversize ball tends to shear lead at each chamber mouth, changing the size and bullet weight, a problem. This revolver has slightly chamfered chamber mouths. If your revolver shaves lead, slightly polish each chamber mouth with fine emery and a marble, until the ball seats fully, compressing the lead instead of shearing it.

The original blued steel Italian nipples are too small to properly fit American No. 11 percussion caps. We recommend replacing the nipples with our #PIR-LI best 6-. 75mm thread stainless steel nipples which are designed to accept CCI standard No. 11 caps. The blued cylinder has the Remington safety notches cut between each nipple recess. Pull the hammer to half-cock, turn the cylinder to align the safety notch with the hammer nose, and set the hammer into the notch. You can safely carry this revolver with all six chambers loaded, if you rest the hammer in a safety notch.

This revolver includes a brown leather Bianchi holster, with a 2" wide leather belt that is 53' long. The belt has a raised star belt buckle. A leather pouch 5 by 5" by 1-1/4" deep is mounted to the belt.

This percussion revolver is in used condition with a holster, belt, and pouch. It will be a joy to shoot at the range. Order it for a ten day visual inspection. You will be delighted. Else if it does not fit you, return it in unfired condition for same-day refund. Postage is your only risk, when you order any one-of-a-kind gun from Track, whether new, used, or antique.