Only around 6,000 Army Model 1871 Rolling Block pistols were manufactured by Remington in the 1870s and 1880s, with approximately 5,000 sold to the U.S. Army. They were inspected by Curtis R. Stickney whose script initials "CRS" are stamped in a boxed cartouche on the left side of the grip. These were the last single shot U.S. martial pistols. Those in high condition like this one are especially desirable. The pistol has an 8 inch blue barrel, casehardened breech block and frame with the distinctive hump on the back strap, niter blue trigger and bright hammer. The left of the frame is marked with the two-line address/patent dates marking and "P S", which stands for "Proofed" and "Stickney". It has a standard fixed blade front sight on the barrel and integral notch rear sight on the breech block.

Fine, retains 60% original blue finish on the barrel with some fading at the muzzle, 60% faded original case colors with some light fading on grip areas, and 50% plus original niter blue finish on the trigger. Wood is also fine with some scattered noticeable dents and scratches, a few chips, defined edges and a crisp cartouche. Mechanically excellent.