Remington 1858
 

Here is my latest acquisition. She is in very good shape mechanically. Kind of cool being 42 years before Luger technology.

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That is a beauty! I have always liked the lines of the Remington. That brings back the pangs of a near miss...in 1958 I almost bought one in that condition for $150 but the guy backed out at the last minute...I found out later that he sold the next day to another guy in my work crew for $175.

Yes, I like the style of the remington myself, only have repro copy tho :)

YUP! Sweet looking smokestack!

outstanding

That is a dandy!! Are you a blackpowder shooter?

Occasional, i have three including this one. Original cased Colt Pocket 1949, Colt 1851 Navy reproduction and now this original R-1858. Plan is to obtain conversion cylinder for Remington in 45 ACP and reload to cowboy soft lead loads for carrying in the bush.

Back in the early 1970s, I purchased a couple of replica BP handguns(1851 Navy and a pocket model) and gave black powder shooting/loading/cleaning a try. It didn't take very long before I decided that it wasn't for me. i still have the handguns, but they sit silent.

I do own(received it as a gift from a departed friend) a Civil War rifled Musket in .58cal(I think). I would love to shoot it a time or two, but "lazy" seems to get in the way.

That's a great aquisition.
This veteran is pretty good shape for its age!