1858 Remington forged frames vs cast frames

[Old Iron]

What is the advantage of Pedersoli's 1858 Remington's "forged frame", when compared to the cast frames used by Pietta, Uberti, and ASM?

Is a "forged frame" harder, stronger, or something?
What type of frame did the original Remingtons have in the 1860's?

[Hawg]

Forged is stronger but for bp pressures it really doesn't come into play. All Ruger frames are cast. The originals were wrought iron.

[mega twin]

Is wrought iron "forged",or is there a different technique involved?

[Old Iron]

Thanks for the info Hawg,... that was a question I've had in the back of my mind for many years, and finally got around to askin' it.

I like investing in things that are "tough enough" to get handed down to my great-great grandkids some day. ;)

[g.willikers]

Pretty sure that wrought iron is a type of iron, rather than a process.
The term wrought comes from how it was worked, or wrought, mostly by hand down through the ages.

[swathdiver]

Uberti went to forged frames in 2007.

[Roshi]

"Forged" sounds better but in modern metal processes precision castings are as strong as forged parts.

[radom]

Just advertising so its how to charge more $$$ is all. a BP revolver in the Roots design cares not on that.