flea market .44 new army euroarms-brescia revolver picked up today.

[eastbank]

.44 new army cap and ball revolver with holster, flask and 250 #10 caps. it cleaned up to near mint condition. happy dance today. eastbank.

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

What model is it? You say New Army. Is it a Remington?

I bought my Euroarms Remington in 1975. Have always been very pleased with it. I fitted mine with a 45 Colt conversion cylinder a bunch of years ago.

Brescia is the town in Italy where these were made, it is not part of the company name.

If you look under the loading lever you may see DGG stamped inside a circle. That is the mark of Armi San Paolo, which is the company that actually manufactured my Remmie. EuroArms was more like a distributor than an actual manufacturer.

P.S. Ooops, I had not looked at your photo when I sent this. Yup, your is the same as mine. I notice yours has the original short front sight that these guns had back in the 1970s. You will find it tends to shoot high with that sight. I had a smith install a taller front sight on mine when I was considering buying the cartridge conversion cylinder to bring the point of impact down. If you look carefully at my photo you will notice the taller front sight.

 

[eastbank]

mine has DGG in a circle and the number 8 and made in italy on the bottom of the barrel. sight groove looks like is was lowered(filed). serial number 11843. eastbank.

 

[99whip]

.44 new army cap and ball revolver with holster, flask and 250 #10 caps. it cleaned up to near mint condition. happy dance today. eastbank.

Nice job. All I ever find at the local flea market is old belts and socks. Maybe someday I'll run across something good..

 

[bannockburn]

eastbank

Great find at the flea market! You did alright with the Remington Model 1858 and all the other stuff that came with it.

Now get out there and get a shootin'!

 

[4v50 Gary]

I never find anything gonne wise at flea markets. Bought some hand tools though and the best was an old hand vise.

 

[AlexanderA]

I have a Euroarms (Armi San Paolo) Remmie that I bought new in '88 or '89. As it came from the factory, this gun had a very stiff mainspring that made the hammer hard to cock. The good news is that an Uberti mainspring will fit (with a tiny amount of filing), and it provides a much more reasonable cocking effort. Cartridge conversion cylinders made for Ubertis will also work in these guns. The top strap is a little slimmer than on an Uberti.

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

Cartridge conversion cylinders made for Ubertis will also work in these guns. The top strap is a little slimmer than on an Uberti.

Not quite. You have to be specific in which conversion cylinder you are talking about. When I had the original six shot R&D conversion cylinder fitted to my old EuroArms Remmie the work was done by the gunsmith at Taylors. He took a stock conversion cylinder for a Peitta, not an Uberti, and fitted it to my EuroArms Remmie.

I also have an 1858 Remington made by Uberti. I bought it used and it came with the same style six shot R&D conversion cylinder. The gun is larger gun than my old EuroArms Remmie. The Uberti version of the R&D cylinder does not fit into my old EuroArms Remmie.

 

[AlexanderA]

Not quite. You have to be specific in which conversion cylinder you are talking about.

I have a Howell 5-shot conversion cylinder (made for an Uberti) in my Euroarms Remmie. It was a drop-in fit. The diameters and lengths of the cylinders are the same. I could see a problem (maybe) in the ratchet and/or the locking bolt slots. There could be a variation in the width of the locking bolt. It also depends on the age of the gun, and the age of the conversion cylinder. The specs changed over time. (The Pietta cylinder is generally larger than the Uberti.)