Remington Revolver Army or Navy?

[Sarge]

You fellas need to do some serious study on Civil War revolvers!!!
He said it is a REMINGTON! That means it is NOT a Colt anything!
About like saying a Ford is a Chevy Malibu!
Since I presume he is reading Remington off of the revolver, IF it is cap & ball it is a Mod 58 and they only came in 44. There was No Army or Navy - that was strictly Colt.
Photos will quickly answer most questions.
Sarge

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[Johnny Peppers]

You fellas need to do some serious study on Civil War revolvers!!!
He said it is a REMINGTON! That means it is NOT a Colt anything!
About like saying a Ford is a Chevy Malibu!
Since I presume he is reading Remington off of the revolver, IF it is cap & ball it is a Mod 58 and they only came in 44. There was No Army or Navy - that was strictly Colt.
Photos will quickly answer most questions.
Sarge

Who called it a Colt? Better read it again.

The Remington was a single-action, six-shot, percussion revolver produced by E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, N.Y., based on the Fordyce Beals patent of September 14, 1858 (Patent 21,478). The Remington Army revolver was large-framed, in .44 caliber, with an 8 inch barrel length. The Remington Navy revolver was slightly smaller framed than the Army, and in .36 caliber with an 7.375 inch [Beals Navy 7.5 inch] barrel length. There were three progressive models; the Remington-Beals Army & Navy (1860-1862), the 1861 Army & Navy (1862-1863), and the New Model Army & Navy (1863-1875).[1] The three models are nearly identical in size and appearance. Subtle but noticeable differences in hammers, loading levers, and cylinders help identify each model. The 1861 Remington actually transitioned into New Model appearance by late 1862, slowly transforming throughout 1862, due to continual improvement suggestions from the U. S. Ordnance Department.