Original U.S. Civil War Remington 1861 "Old Model" Army Percussion Revolver - Serial 3963 Water Jacket Assembly Forward of the presentation blocks

Forward of the presentation blocks are wild grapevines

which promised certain rewards to civilians who aided a downed airman

though most of the wool lining unfortunately has been damaged by a century wear and moth damage

and are marked DRGM on the rear

Original U.S. Civil War Remington 1861 "Old Model" Army Percussion Revolver - Serial 3963 Water Jacket Assembly Forward of the presentation blocksOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice Remington 1861 "Old Model" Army Revolver in . 44 caliber percussion. It is a 6 shot single action revolver, with an 8 inch octagon barrel, which replaced the earlier "Remington Beals Army Model Revolver". The top of the octagonal barrel still has the original barrel markings, which are partly clear: PATENTED DEC. 17, 1861 MANUFACTURED BY REMINGTONS, ILION, N. Y. Other versions of this revolver were