Immediately following the Civil War, the United States Ordnance
Department reported it had purchased 128,575 Remington revolvers
during the conflict. During the Franco-Prussian War in 1870???71,
Samuel Remington acted as an agent to acquire arms for the French
War Ministry. Fifteen to twenty thousand Remington New Model Army
revolvers were purchased from the Ordnance Department and sent to
France.
Donald Ware devoted twenty-five years of research in the
Ordnance Department archives, the Remington factory??'s records,
and Army and Navy records to assemble this detailed examination of
the development and evolution of Remington revolvers from the
beginning of the Civil War through the end of the Indian wars.
In addition to information about the revolvers themselves, Ware
shares tidbits that he uncovered along the way. For example, part
of the equipment issued the Civil War soldier was a bullet mold for
his revolver. During the War, the Ordnance Department issued
combustible ammunition for revolvers, making the mold a superfluous
appendage. To avoid carrying the extra weight, the mold was usually
tossed away. In 1863 the Ordnance Department notified Remington
there was no need to furnish molds with the revolvers and therefore
saved the government eighteen cents on each revolver.
"The Remington Society of America hereby endorses, and takes
pleasure in recommending, Remington Army and Navy Revolvers,
1861-1888 by Don Ware. . . . this book is well researched,
documented, factual, and quite informative. It reflects an enormous
amount of research in primary documents and is a highly definitive
work on these firearms. It will be a valuable asset for students
and collectors of the Remingtonlarge frame revolvers field of
antique arms and should become a standard reference."--Richard J.
Shepler, President, Remington Society of America
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