Remington New Model Army Revolver. Mfg began 1863, total quantity about 122,000, this one being ser #40xxx is one of the early specimens. This gun has a .44 cal 8 inch barrel, low spur hammer, action locks up tight, metal is a pleasing dark patina. This was one of the major handguns of the Civil War, being one of the competitors of Colt's Model 1860 Army. Buffalo Bill Cody carried one of these for buffalo hunting and the Indian Wars and claimed "It never failed me."