Manufactured c. 1861-1862, as one of less than 2,000 Beals models of the roughly 148,000 Army Model .44 caliber percussion revolvers produced by Remington, as discussed on page 271 of "Remington Army and Navy Revolvers 1861-1888" by Donald L. Ware, with this specific revolver listed by serial number on page 355 as formerly being a part of the author's collection. Matching serial numbers on the barrel, trigger guard, and grip frame. Includes a singed copy of Donald Ware's aforementioned book. Provenance: The Donald L. Ware Collection; Private Collection

Good, with scattered mostly smooth brown patina with some light edge wear, some minor patches of pitting, scattered streaks of silvering, some scattered light handling marks, and clear markings. The grips are fine as lightly sanded and re-oiled with numerous scattered minor compression marks and a clear cartouche. Mechanically excellent.