Real Deal Remington NMA

[Yankee John]

Just show'in off!

I know that most folks here have already seen my genuine original Remington NMA (unfortunately re-blued ),  but I took some better pics of it the other day that turned out great!

I love my new-made replicas,  but I'm getting buried with this one!  Now, To work up the nerve to fire it!

Enjoy!
John

[Steel Horse Bailey]

That looks as good (or better) than my brand-new Pietta!

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I'd show it off, too, if I owned that pistol!

[Oldelm]

johnr.........that looks great! Sounds like you got it already blued, and you wish it had the original finish, eh?

It'd probably be just fine to shoot some light loads with just to keep her happy,..hehe 

Nice picture!

[Yankee John]

Thanks for the replies folks!

You are completely right Oldelm- I bought it cheap because it was re-blued,  and it sat in a sporting goods/gunshop for about 3 years before I made them an offer on it.  From a collectors standpoint,  the re-blue job is a sad thing is that it it totally martially marked and matching serial-numbered everywhere. It is just as tight as any of my replica Remingtons too.

But i still appreciate it for the history that it represents,  as it dates from late 1864-early 1865; definately a Civil War era pistol.


John

[Oldelm]

John,....I'll bet with a little research about creating old looking finishes on guns, you could learn how to strip that new bluing off and create an "antique" looking  surface,...just like it probably did look awhile back. You could experiment with a  run of the mill clunker gun first.

There's some discussions on various forums around these parts where some experienced gunsmithing/ refinishers share methods for doing this. If you ever get a chance to have a look through a book titled "Metallic Cartridge Conversions" by Dennis Adler,...you'll see some great work by a gunsmith R.L.Millington,.....who has put some mighty fine looking "old" finishes on his contemporary cartridge conversions.

Just some thoughts,...so as you won't feel you have to be "stuck" with that new bluing on that fine ole Remington.

Ironically,..if it hadn't been re-blued,...you probably couldn't have bought it cheap.     

[Silver Creek Slim]

That's on fine looking Remington. Personally, I'd leave it the way it is and put my own wear on it.

Slim

[Outlaw Cracker]

Thank you for showing it. It's a bute

[jiminy criquet]

The deed is done....I'd leave it alone now too.  No matter what you do now it still won't be the original finish.  Besides, the old gal deserves a new dress after all these years....and like was previously mentioned, saved you some serious cash.

(And who knows why it was done....maybe it was necessary to preserve the gun.  I know if I came across an original Remington 1858 that was coated in rust but otherwise in good shape, I'd remove the rust and refinish the gun to preserve it.....'original finish' value be damned.

Anyways, very nice pistol.  Thanks for sharing it.

(You know what's really cool to see on that gun?  That the 'original' 1858's leave a little indexing mark on the cylinder right in front of the notches, just like my cartridge conversions do.)

[Yankee John]

Thanks again folks!

I think that the cylinder marks are a cool thing too Jiminy C. !  Definately brings home the fact that even the originals weren't perfect in their day- why should they be now?

Another really neat observation;  The hammer spring tension is positively incredible!  Reminds me of a leaf spring on a 1 ton truck!  Much more tension than any replica I've ever seen.  The soldiers back then must have had "Thumbs of Steel"! 

LOL!
John

P.S.  Here's another pic!

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That's truly a fine pistol. Nothing like the real thing, even if it has been re-blued. I can re-blue my Ubertis and they'll still be Ubertis. 200 years from now, they'll still be Ubertis. Thanks for sharing that with us.

[Smokin Gun]

Thanks again folks!

I think that the cylinder marks are a cool thing too Jiminy C. !  Definately brings home the fact that even the originals weren't perfect in their day- why should they be now?

Another really neat observation;  The hammer spring tension is positively incredible!  Reminds me of a leaf spring on a 1 ton truck!  Much more tension than any replica I've ever seen.  The soldiers back then must have had "Thumbs of Steel"! 

LOL!
John

P.S.  Here's another pic!

John,....I'll bet with a little research about creating old looking finishes on guns, you could learn how to strip that new bluing off and create an "antique" looking  surface,...just like it probably did look awhile back. You could experiment with a  run of the mill clunker gun first.

There's some discussions on various forums around these parts where some experienced gunsmithing/ refinishers share methods for doing this. If you ever get a chance to have a look through a book titled "Metallic Cartridge Conversions" by Dennis Adler,...you'll see some great work by a gunsmith R.L.Millington,.....who has put some mighty fine looking "old" finishes on his contemporary cartridge conversions.

Just some thoughts,...so as you won't feel you have to be "stuck" with that new bluing on that fine ole Remington.

Ironically,..if it hadn't been re-blued,...you probably couldn't have bought it cheap.    

Good lookin Rem there John ... Ya wanna trade?