Rogers & Spencer Question

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I have an original R&S, bought it out of pawn shop in Kentucky a few years back and here's the question. It's been rode hard and put away wet and the loading lever # doesn't match the gun, the only inspector mark's I can find are an ( * ), by the front of the trigger housing and a faint cartouche on the left grip. The lack of inspectors marks makes me believe that this is one of the missing 800, bought off the line, by a civilian or soldier. Does the cartouche on the grip negate this possibility? By the way, it's still a shooter.
 
How does, or did, the inspector/sub-inspector system work? I'm guessing that a cartouche was the mark of the main inspector, right?
If it was one of the 800, would it be worth more?
 
pohill, I can't find any material on how the inspectors stamps were issued hope someone else here can tell me. About value and rarity, again, I don't have a clue. Seems like it should be, but I've never seen an non-military one before (except the one w/ the note inside from the soldier who bought it during the Civil War). Most all on the auction sites were purchased from Bannerman's after they bought them as surplus from the military.
 
HOLY CRAP, 20 ton's of revolvers???????? I'll take 150 ponds please, and wrap it well, it's got to travel a mite LOL. The inspector proof site didn't help, the cartouche is too worn down and the asterik didn't come up, thanks anyhow.
 
This looks like the only inspector for the R&S:
RPB - R.P. Barry Capt., USA Remington, Starr, Rogers & Spencer Revolvers 1860-1865

I have a Belgian rifle with many many inspectors marks - apparently, every time someone worked on it, they stamped it.
 
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