Please let me know any information regarding this revolver. By SN manufactured in Dec, 1964.
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Exquisite Remington NMA
Exquisite Remington NMA
This is believed to be a rejected Civil War revolver by the Army Ordinance inspector.SN 1515X only flaw on the revolver is a light stamping on top of barrel. Rejected revolvers were either destroyed or sent in for engraving and enhanced grips, used has presentation piece or auctioned off. This piece is beautifully engraved and has carved Mother of Pearl grips, both sides are carved with an eagle.
Please let me know any information regarding this revolver. By SN manufactured in Dec, 1964. Thanks Tim
Please let me know any information regarding this revolver. By SN manufactured in Dec, 1964. Thanks Tim
Re: Exquisite Remington NMA
Hi Tim,
First, Is the cylinder engraved, or is it etched? If engraved it is a fancy pistol which was a special order, and may have been a presentation piece, but presentation pistols were usually given a 1 or 2 digit serial number.
The engraving is not the best quality, so it was probably done by an apprentice engraver on a customer's order, or done by a business that did engraving..
If the cylinder is etched, it is an ultra rare Sanitary Fair pistol. These were pistols that were engraved, etched, often plated and with ivory grips. They were also cased with accessories, and then donated to the Sanitary Fair Commission to b used as fund raisers.
Second, pistols rejected by the government were sold on the civilian market. They were never destroyed, and they were never used for presentation pieces.
Dan
First, Is the cylinder engraved, or is it etched? If engraved it is a fancy pistol which was a special order, and may have been a presentation piece, but presentation pistols were usually given a 1 or 2 digit serial number.
The engraving is not the best quality, so it was probably done by an apprentice engraver on a customer's order, or done by a business that did engraving..
If the cylinder is etched, it is an ultra rare Sanitary Fair pistol. These were pistols that were engraved, etched, often plated and with ivory grips. They were also cased with accessories, and then donated to the Sanitary Fair Commission to b used as fund raisers.
Second, pistols rejected by the government were sold on the civilian market. They were never destroyed, and they were never used for presentation pieces.
Dan
Re: Exquisite Remington NMA
Dan,
The barrel is engraved, I do have a cased sanitary fair NMP also. Why do you refer to poor quality engraving? This revolver is beautiful, no defects in the engraving. I own several engraved revolvers. Also from my reading and researching Remington did not sell NMA or NMN to civilians until the end off the civil war, later around 1870 or around that year, they opened up there own special order dept. I do think this was made for combat and probably failed the Army Ordinance quality test.
Thoughts?
Tim
The barrel is engraved, I do have a cased sanitary fair NMP also. Why do you refer to poor quality engraving? This revolver is beautiful, no defects in the engraving. I own several engraved revolvers. Also from my reading and researching Remington did not sell NMA or NMN to civilians until the end off the civil war, later around 1870 or around that year, they opened up there own special order dept. I do think this was made for combat and probably failed the Army Ordinance quality test.
Thoughts?
Tim