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, nitre 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.

Exceptionally fine, retains 80% of the original blue finish, 90% of the vibrant original case colors, and 95% of the original nitre blue on the trigger, with the balance having thinned slightly to smooth grey patina. The grip is also exceptionally fine with a few scattered light handling marks and a crisp cartouche. Mechanically excellent.