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Doc Hoy · September 4, 2010, 01:14 PM

Help me out here.

Did Remington ever make a version of the 1858 with a target front sight that is exactly like the front sight on the target model Remington replicas now in production?

I was shown a pistol at the gun show today that was presented as a refurbished original. It had a very nice finish, good looking bluing. Ivory looking grips with a coiled cobra. Absoluely no exernal markings, no proof marks or date code. No serial number.

The vendor wanted 750.00. But that front sight, to me was a dead give-away.

I think it is a defarbed italian replica that includes a frame that does not have a target rear sight with a replacement barrel which just happened to have a target front sight.

AM I potentially wrong about the front sight?

September 4, 2010, 01:14 PM	#1
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	Okay historians Help me out here. Did Remington ever make a version of the 1858 with a target front sight that is exactly like the front sight on the target model Remington replicas now in production? I was shown a pistol at the gun show today that was presented as a refurbished original. It had a very nice finish, good looking bluing. Ivory looking grips with a coiled cobra. Absoluely no exernal markings, no proof marks or date code. No serial number. The vendor wanted 750.00. But that front sight, to me was a dead give-away. I think it is a defarbed italian replica that includes a frame that does not have a target rear sight with a replacement barrel which just happened to have a target front sight. AM I potentially wrong about the front sight? __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.