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Remington-Beals Model 1858 Army


Six-Shot Service Revolver


United States | 1861



"The Remington-Beals Model 1858 Army Revolver was chambered for the powerful .44 round but produced in fewer than 2,000 examples during the American Civil War."

Performance
Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Remington-Beals Model 1858 Army. Information presented is strictly for general reference and should not be misconstrued as useful for hardware restoration or operation.
300 ft
91.4 m | 100.0 yds
Max.Eff.Range
12
Rounds-Per-Minute
Rate-of-Fire
725 ft/sec
221 m/sec
Muzzle Velocity
Physical
The physical qualities of the Remington-Beals Model 1858 Army. Information presented is strictly for general reference and should not be misconstrued as useful for hardware restoration or operation.
350 mm
13.78 in
O/A Length
203 mm
7.99 in
Barrel Length
Single-Action
Action
.44 Ball
Caliber(s)
Six-Shot Rotating Cylinder
Feed
Iron
Sights
Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Remington-Beals Model 1858 Army Six-Shot Service Revolver family line.
Army Model - Base Series Name; about 1,900 examples produced.
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When U.S. Army authorities tested early examples of the Remington-Beals Navy Revolver it liked what it saw and ordered the type for service. The Navy Model form was based on Fordyce Beal's earlier work on the Remington-Beals 3rd Model Pocket Revolver (detailed elsewhere on this site) and marked Remington's first major foray into a military-caliber sidearm. Chambered in .36, the Navy Model was acquired in 14,500 examples and manufactured from 1862 until 1862 - seeing considerable service in the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Prior to the Navy Model achieving official circulation and use, Chief of Ordnance Colonel James W. Ripley ordered the Remington-Beals in an Army Model design chambered for .44 - a much more powerful man-stopping round. The sidearm was dimensionally larger when compared to the Navy Model and featured the requisite qualities of revolvers of the day - a rotating ammunition cylinder, iron sights, solid frame and under-slung ramming rod. A longer barrel was also issued with the Army Model measuring 8 inches long.

This large-framed revolver was produced from the period spanning 1861 until 1862 but only saw 1,900 examples completed.

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