[jphendren]

The prices have been confirmed as:

1875 $1,895

1858 $1,495

Here is the thread where I found the information:

http://sassnet.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89965

[Old Fuff]

Apparently this has been missed, so I'll give it a bump... ;)

Everyone should keep in mind that these are MSRP's and after a bit the actual street prices will probably be less.

[sundance44s]

They might want to be less if they want to sell`m ..of course I won`t beleive the price tag untill I talk to them ...it`s still grape vine to me . I tried to call them , and couldn`t get through ..I`ll try again latter .

[GENTLEMAN OF THE CHARCOAL]

I wonder how many '58's they're making, maybe 45 or 50 of them total? That's about how many they're going to sell with those kind of prices....

[sundance44s]

Yep ..my worst nightmare A SAFE QUEEN ...I`m still trying to get ahold of USFA ..to hear it from the horses mouth .

[jphendren]

I have noticed that the "Custer Battlefield" gun that USFA makes has a retail of over $1,600 but they can be found readily for >$1,400 on the internet. So maybe (we can hope) that the $1,495 retail '58 Remington should actually sell for $1,200-1,300 range. Still VERY expensive for a C&B revolver but I imagine that is what it cost to deliver a hand fitted 19th century designed revolver in todays market. I may still pick one up if I can get one in the $1,200-1,300 range.

I'm still waiting for the www.e-remington-sons.com website to accesible. Then more of our questions may be answered.

Jared

[Old Fuff]

Conformation of these prices still remains to be seen, but I have no doubt that if Colt can sell "real" Single Action Army revolvers in the $1,500.00 range - give or take, USFA will be able to sell "genuine" New Army revolvers for the same money. Not necessarily to us however.

But well-heeled Remington collectors will snap them up so long as they are top quality, marked "Remington & Sons," and offered by the Remington Company.

Then we have Civil War fans and the SASS crowd...

[GENTLEMAN OF THE CHARCOAL]

Old Fuff, this is true. (what you just said)
Well, I'm not a collector or anything at all along those lines. My guns are tools, flat and simple. They protect me and help to feed me and I shoot them and I clean them and I take good care of them.
I'm good people and I like reading this site (enjoy giving my opinion's sometimes to) but I just can't get all worked up about these guns the way some people seem to. A gun is like anything else you buy. It dosen't matter how big it is or how pretty or anything like that. If it works right then it's a good one. If it dosen't work right then it ain't worth a s***, I don't care how much it cost, and if it ain't worth a s*** then it will be discontinued because the word will get around and people won't buy the damn thing.
Different strokes for different folks.
I'vd got a fully loaded Walker capped all the way around laying about 2 feet from me right now, and no sir I'm not worried in the least about the Walker going off. It won't go off unless I want it to. I don't ever study on whether it's pretty or not, and I don't need to be picking it up and looking at it and everything. The Walker is there. It's loaded. If I need it I know where it's at. End of story.
But I understand people wanting to collect guns and things. I don't find anything at all wrong with that. People are individuals and what please's one may not please the other....

[Old Fuff]

I think you match up wirh most of the members on this sub-forum. There are serious collectors, and then there are serious users, and sometimes an individual can be both.

Serious shooters want guns that are accurate, and don't break down with use. For a long time many of the Italian models were fine to look at, but left something to be desired when it came to reliability and accuracy. But as time has gone by the better ones... well they've got better, while prices have remained stable.

I think that in one area both collectors and shooters share a common bond - a driving interest in this country's history and the various ways these guns sometimes helped to shape it. That's why the greater amount of activity is pointed toward reproductions of 19th century guns rather then modern cap & ball revolvers, in spite of they're clear mechanical superiority. What this does is provide a big tent under which we can all sit. ;)