VERY RARE REMINGTON MODEL 1890 SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

VERY RARE REMINGTON MODEL 1890 SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 55. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40).Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, full front sight and 1-line “Remington Arms Co.” address. Mounted with 2-pc Remington logo hard rubber grips and has a factory lanyard swivel in the buttstrap. The Model 1890 was the successor to Remington’s Model 1875 and was an attempt to further compete with the Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army Revolver. Although Remington’s Single Action Revolver technically was superior to the Colt, it never offered serious competition simply because Colt had a substantial head start and extensive Government Contracts, a market which Remington was unable to broach. The Remington mechanism was slightly more simple but infinitely easier to remove the cyl for cleaning. Regardless, the Remington revolver did realize some success but the company ultimately was unable to complete and ceased production in 1896 after only about 2,020 of these rare revolvers were produced between 1891 and 1896. They were produced in two bbl lengths and two finishes. CONDITION: Fine. Overall retains about 90% strong orig nickel with losses around muzzle and in front of the frame by cyl opening with some high point wear on recoil shield & loading gate; trigger guard is mostly bare metal; cyl retains 60-70% orig nickel with balance cleaned to bare metal with some minor pinprick pitting; hammer retains faded case colors; grips are sound showing light diamond point wear and may be old replacements. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-46155 JR478 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2294	$4,600.00	VERY RARE REMINGTON MODEL 1890 SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 55. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40).Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, full front sight and 1-line “Remington Arms Co.” address. Mounted with 2-pc Remington logo hard rubber grips and has a factory lanyard swivel in the buttstrap. The Model 1890 was the successor to Remington’s Model 1875 and was an attempt to further compete with the Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army Revolver. Although Remington’s Single Action Revolver technically was superior to the Colt, it never offered serious competition simply because Colt had a substantial head start and extensive Government Contracts, a market which Remington was unable to broach. The Remington mechanism was slightly more simple but infinitely easier to remove the cyl for cleaning. Regardless, the Remington revolver did realize some success but the company ultimately was unable to complete and ceased production in 1896 after only about 2,020 of these rare revolvers were produced between 1891 and 1896. They were produced in two bbl lengths and two finishes. CONDITION: Fine. Overall retains about 90% strong orig nickel with losses around muzzle and in front of the frame by cyl opening with some high point wear on recoil shield & loading gate; trigger guard is mostly bare metal; cyl retains 60-70% orig nickel with balance cleaned to bare metal with some minor pinprick pitting; hammer retains faded case colors; grips are sound showing light diamond point wear and may be old replacements. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-46155 JR478 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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