Remington-Rider mini Pocket Revolver, DA .32 RF Factory Conversion $1900

Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional antique mini revolver in perfect condition no PAL required. Remington-Rider Double Action Pocket Revolver, .32 RF Conversion Soon after the Rollin White patent for the bored-through cylinder had expired, the demand for percussion revolvers began to fade. A plethora of makers came to market in the 1870's with their own metallic cartridge revolvers, and manufacturers like Colt and Remington began to convert their existing inventories of percussion revolvers to cartridge use. Remington started in about 1873 to convert their pocket revolvers in such a way. This one is the first double action revolver made by Remington - Rider manufactured them at first under contract to Remington starting in 1860 - and they are still found in both percussion and cartridge conversion. The converted ones had to have the hammer nose modified, and a new cylinder fitted. The cylinders all had a new number on them, not matched to the frame however the backing plate to hold the cartridges in place is numbered to the cylinder.​​ This one is in very good condition, with original blue . The action is strong and accurate, and the cylinder indexes and locks properly. The bore of the 3 inch barrel is good with strong rifling. The hard rubber grips are fine and undamaged. The cylinder backing plate is matched to the cylinder SN 6067, very good overall. ​​ History & Background The Remington Arms Company is the oldest American gun manufacturing company still in business today – although it has been reorganized and sold several times. Its history can be traced back to 1816 when Eliphalet Remington II began making rifle barrels in his father’s blacksmith shop. It was not until 1848 that Remington began making complete guns, having moved to Ilion, NY. Eliphalet had taken his son Philo into the business and called the firm “Remington & Son”. By 1852 two more of his sons joined the company and the name became “E. Remington & Sons”. One of Remington’s distinguishing features – and reason for much of his success - was the acquisition of a variety of patents from inventors and gun designers of the day: Joseph Rider, Dr. William Elliot, Beals, Smoot and Pedersen. Many of these inventors manufactured their guns under contract to Remington while others either sold their patents to Remington outright or worked as employees for the firm.