Manufactured circa 1872 to 1888 with a total production of approximately 6,000, of which approximately 5,000 were sold to the U.S. government. The pistol has an 8" blue barrel, casehardened frame with distinctive hump on the back strap, niter blue trigger, and bright hammer and breechblock. The left side of the frame is marked "REMINGTON'S ILION N.Y. U.S.A./PAT MAY 3D NOV 15TH 1864 APRIL 17TH 1866" and stamped with a "P" and "S" below and ahead of the marking. The pistol is mounted with a smooth walnut forearm and one piece grip with a faint boxed inspection cartouche on the left.