Beautiful Remington 1861 Army Conversion (AH5602)

Beautiful Remington 1861 Army Conversion. .44 Centerfire, 8” octagon barrel with a bright, very good plus bore showing some specks of light oxidation near the muzzle and strong rifling throughout. The metal surfaces of this revolver retain about 90% factory blue with most of the loss due to scattered small areas of flaked to an attractive gray-brown patina, grip straps worn to pewter gunmetal and some other light handling marks. The hammer has toned to a smoky gray case-hardened patina and the trigger guard has a mild golden patina. All original markings remain legible including the military sub-inspector stamps on the major components. The smooth walnut grips remain in very good plus condition showing some period added finish, scattered light dings and handling marks. There is a ghostly remnant of a cartouche on the left panel. The original old style loading lever and base pin are intact having been updated by the factory with the retainer screw. The cylinder is matching the frame by assembly number “100” and the remaining numbered parts are matching by serial number. The silver cone front sight is intact and the action seems to function well mechanically with excellent timing and lock-up. A very fine example of an earlier model Remington converted to metallic cartridges.