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Arguably one of the finest made and most attractive firearms to have emerged from the American Civil War was the Remington Model 1863 Rifle, also known as the "Zouave Rifle”. The .58-caliber muzzle-loading 1863 Remington was referred to as "Harpers Ferry Pattern" in official Army documents from the period. Although over 12,000 were manufactured, it is unknown which regiments were issued the arms, most likely due to the innocuous nomenclature often used with the arms, and being classed similarly to the Model 1841 “Mississippi” Rifle. The Remington is profusely marked. The lock plate features a Federal Eagle with a U.S. surcharge beneath. To the left of the eagle is stamped:
REMINGTON’S
ILION, N.Y.
On the tang of the lock plate is stamped the date 1863. The barrel is marked with the V P followed by the Eagle's Head on the top of the barrel. On the left side of the breach of the barrel is marked STEEL and the inspector’s initials H.S.L.. On the left side of the stock, opposite the lock, are two very crisp inspector cartouches. One is an HDJ, the mark of Henry D Jennings, a Springfield Armory sub-inspector who inspected at Remington in 1862 and 1863, and the other is the BH mark of Benjamin Hannis, who was another armory sub-inspector who inspected a variety of contract revolvers from Allen & Wheelock, Savage, and Colt, from 1861-1863, as well as Remington rifles. Both cartouches remain clearly and fully legible.
The Rifle is in its original .58 caliber, and the bore and rifling are almost new-looking. Bright and shiny. The lock is in very good condition, with very strong and tight half and full cocks. The original nipple is intact and is in excellent condition (not flattened out from being dry-fired repeatedly over the years!). This particular specimen is in overall excellent condition. There are a few handling marks that have accumulated over the last 162 years. Barrel and Lock exhibit a surprisingly high amount of original finish. The stock has some handling wear and someone's initials carved into it, but it is in otherwise amazing condition. The rear sight is complete with all three leaves. The ramrod is original and fits securely in the channel. The sling swivels move freely and retain their original shape. The patchbox door opens and closes, as it should. A spare original percussion nipple is still in the patchbox, as they were when issued. This is just a fantastic original Civil War rifle that any collector would be very proud to own. 
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