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Remington Conversion Revolver Kittredge & Co.
Guns International #: 102493467 Seller's Inventory #: 46783
Category: Remington Revolvers - Antique - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1378
Total Number of Listings: 25257
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #142872, .46 RF, 8" octagon barrel with a good bore that has mild pitting within the grooves. This is a good looking revolver that has a mostly plum-brown patina with patches of mild surface oxidation and pinprick pitting throughout. The Rollin White patent marking on the cylinder is still sharp and crisp: "PATENTED APRIL 3D. 1855," however, this particular gun falls just outside the contracted number: "4591." The brass trigger guard has a mottled yellow-ochre patina, and the walnut grips are in very good shape, with scattered handling marks and a visible, but illegible inspector cartouche on the left side. A well-done repair to the hammer spur is also visible. Under an 1868 contract between Remington and Smith & Wesson, Remington was given the rights to convert 4,575 .44 New Model Army revolvers to .46 RF under Rollin White’s patent. Smith & Wesson was paid $1.00 per converted gun in royalties with distribution of 31 examples to M.W. Robinson of New York City, 400 to J.W. Storrs (S&W’s New York Agent), and the bulk of the run; 4,141 revolvers, to B.K. Kittredge & Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio. This example was made shortly after the expiration of the Rollin White patent, but some older parts clean-up undoubtedly took place. This is a very good example of a desirable, and very early, "Wild West" cartridge revolver. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes