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Question for Hawg and DrLaw. I'm looking to get the Pietta Remmy 44, and there are 3 models available at Cabelas: the brass frame, the black frame, and the case hardened frame with the checkered grip (Hawg's). So what's the black frame made of? Is it out of steel that was blued? Thanks.
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If you are in to authenticity, Remington only made the black (blued) steel framed models in the 1860s and '70s. The others are fantasy models; the case hardened steel frame model (it is pretty, my brother has one) and the least expensive brass framed model never existed until recently. If you are serious about getting one from Cabelas and shooting it, stay away from the brass frame, they stretch over time from firing and your revolver cylinder will become loose in the frame causing misfires. It doesn't happen overnight, but if you shoot a lot it will within a couple of years. Plus you will NOT be able to use a conversion cylinder with it should you ever want to get one.
Here are a couple of my Remington's:
