I'm looking in the back of my Dixie Gun Works catalog where it gives info on serial #s etc. It's either a New Model 1863 Army or Navy.
Measure the barrel length. If it is 8" it is the 44cal Army. If it is 7 3/8" it is the navy in 36 cal.
Front sight: The Army had a narrow blade of steel that was screwed in whereas most Navies had a German silver cone for a front sight.
The chambers on the Navy should be about 3/8" diameter and the 44 about 7/16" across.
It says cartouches on left grip only B H stands for Maj. Benjamin Huger.
1863 NMAs serial #s go from 15,000-147,000 with the Navys being in the 23,000-45,000 range.
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