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I also posted this on THR. I got these grips. I was told they were either bone or ivory. They are cold on my face, they are heavy, a red hot pin will not penetrate the surface (it broke). One has a purple stain. Any ideas on what they are?

1858 Remington-Beals .36 Navy The name Louis Nimschke keeps showing up. He engraved early Remingtons around the time this gun was made (1860). He was copied later and there's alot of fake Nimschke engravings out there but apparently when he first began he wasn't copied simply because he wasn't...

In keeping with the spirit of Hardcare's historical posts, here's another. I acquired a diary/journal of a Civil War veteran who actually lived on my street in northeast Massachusetts. It was written in the mid to late 1870s. The handwriting is perfect, the ink hasn't faded, the pages are in...

I just got this yesterday in Maine. It's an original, 4th Model, made in 1861. All matching numbers (even the wedge) except the loading lever. It was reblued some time ago which diminished its selling value, but the blue protected the gun. I see no pitting or rust at all (the cylinder scene...

I've seen a few Savage and North Navy .36 sell on auctions. Anyone here have one or know of someone that owns one? I'd like to swap info.