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Remington Army and Navy Revolvers 1861-1888
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Remington Army and Navy Revolvers 1861-1888 Hardcover - 2007

by Donald L. Ware


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Immediately following the Civil War, the United States Ordnance Department reported it had purchased 128,575 Remington revolvers during the conflict. During the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71, Samuel Remington acted as an agent to acquire arms for the French War Ministry. Fifteen to twenty thousand Remington New Model Army revolvers were purchased from the Ordnance Department and sent to France.

Donald Ware devoted twenty-five years of research in the Ordnance Department archives, the Remington factory's records, and Army and Navy records to assemble this detailed examination of the development and evolution of Remington revolvers from the beginning of the Civil War through the end of the Indian wars.

In addition to information about the revolvers themselves, Ware shares tidbits that he uncovered along the way. For example, part of the equipment issued the Civil War soldier was a bullet mold for his revolver. During the War, the Ordnance Department issued combustible ammunition for revolvers, making the mold a superfluous appendage. To avoid carrying the extra weight, the mold was usually tossed away. In 1863 the Ordnance Department notified Remington there was no need to furnish molds with the revolvers and therefore saved the government eighteen cents on each revolver.


The Remington Society of America hereby endorses, and takes pleasure in recommending, Remington Army and Navy Revolvers, 1861-1888 by Don Ware. . . . this book is well researched, documented, factual, and quite informative. It reflects an enormous amount of research in primary documents and is a highly definitive work on these firearms. It will be a valuable asset for students and collectors of the Remington large frame revolvers field of antique arms and should become a standard reference.--Richard J. Shepler, President, Remington Society of America

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  • Title Remington Army and Navy Revolvers 1861-1888
  • Author Donald L. Ware
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
  • Date 2007-07-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780826342805 / 0826342809
  • Weight 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.11 x 8.36 x 1.39 in (25.68 x 21.23 x 3.53 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History - Civil War,, Remington pistols - History - 19th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007002884
  • Dewey Decimal Code 623.443
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