1858 seral #

dgar · July 28, 2008, 12:16 PM

have a remington 1858 44cal. is there a way to tell the year that it was made from seral # ? seral # is 86807
thanks for any and all help,

Fingers McGee · July 28, 2008, 04:12 PM

Not by the serial number; but there should be a date code somewhere on the frame. Either a Roman Numeral, or a two letter code in a box. Here's the reference to decode em.

https://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/P...Proofmarks.pdf

mykeal · July 28, 2008, 04:48 PM

Well, maybe.

Is it an italian replica? If so, then Finger's advice will suffice.

If it's an original '58 Remington, there'll be no date code, of course, and the serial number will decode to a date of manufacture.

Hawg Haggen · July 28, 2008, 05:35 PM

If it's an original the only site that I know of that had the dates/numbers listed has changed hands and that information is no longer made public.

dgar · July 28, 2008, 07:05 PM

it is an orginal remington moodel 1858 44cal. w/matching#'s
thanks's for all help.

Hawg Haggen · July 28, 2008, 07:32 PM

I don't know what the ending numbers were on those but they were made up until 1875. Your numbers are way too high to be Civil War issue. I'm guessing late 1860's, maybe 68-69

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Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,714	Not by the serial number; but there should be a date code somewhere on the frame. Either a Roman Numeral, or a two letter code in a box. Here's the reference to decode em. https://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/P...Proofmarks.pdf __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

July 28, 2008, 05:35 PM	#4
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,225	If it's an original the only site that I know of that had the dates/numbers listed has changed hands and that information is no longer made public. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

July 28, 2008, 07:05 PM	#5
dgar Junior Member Join Date: July 28, 2008 Posts: 3	1858 it is an orginal remington moodel 1858 44cal. w/matching#'s thanks's for all help.

July 28, 2008, 07:32 PM	#6
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,225	I don't know what the ending numbers were on those but they were made up until 1875. Your numbers are way too high to be Civil War issue. I'm guessing late 1860's, maybe 68-69 __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

July 28, 2008, 04:48 PM	#3
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,631	Well, maybe. Is it an italian replica? If so, then Finger's advice will suffice. If it's an original '58 Remington, there'll be no date code, of course, and the serial number will decode to a date of manufacture.