Remington-Beals Model 1858 Navy

Navy History of the 1858 Remington Beals Model

The Remington Arms Company had been in business for decades before the American Civil War (1861-1865) began. By then, the company was already dealing with a variety of weapon types, but not military calibers, and the impending inter-state war offered all arms manufacturers at the time the potential for lucrative government deals.

The Remington-Beals Model 1858 large-bore six-shot revolver changed all that.

The revolver is based on Fordyce Beals' earlier work on the Remington-Beals 3rd Model Pocket Revolver (detailed elsewhere on this site), which has now been expanded to .36 rooms. A sturdy frame is used for strength, and the octagonal barrel is 7.5 inches long.

The trigger is single-action (SA) and includes other conventional features such as exposed hammer, iron sights and under-barrel hammer.

The production of this revolver continued from 1861 to 1862, and as the scope of the war expanded, the U.S. military (Union) received approximately 14,500 guns.

However, the Remington-Beers Army model (described in detail elsewhere on this site) beat the Navy model revolver into service and was used in the more powerful .44 round. It did not have the same production run as only 1,900 guns were purchased.

Remington-Beals Marine Specifications Type 1858

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