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Remington New Model Army revolver


E. Remington & Sons of Ilion, New York, made this New Model Army revolver from 1863 to 1875. Approximately 132,000 were manufactured. This six-shot, .44 caliber revolver was the second most issued pistol to Union soldiers during the Civil War.


Division of the History of Technology, Armed Forces History
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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