This revolver was manufactured around the early 1870s. In that period Remington offered the various percussion models with cartridge cylinders, percussion cylinders, or both. This very fine New Model Belt revolver has factory engraving on the barrel, loading lever, cylinder, frame, and trigger guard and attractive antique ivory grips. The engraving patterns include a "Nimschke star" on top of the frame at the breech, bands at the muzzle, breech, and cylinder; stars along the edge of the loading lever arm, intertwining lines on the barrel as well as the back strap and trigger guard, floral patterns on the frame, scroll engraving mainly on the frame and cylinder but also on the lower section of the loading lever arm, checker board and dot patterns on the frame, and more. The barrel also has a rounded blade front sight and has the three-line patent and "NEW MODEL" marking. "53" is marked inside both grips and on the left side of the grip frame, trigger guard spur, and under the barrel, and the cylinder and breech plate are numbered "1435."

Fine with crisp engraving, 90% period replaced nickel visible on the barrel, loading lever, frame, and trigger guard; 75% original nickel plating on the cylinder, traces of original niter blue visible on the trigger, niter blue on some of the other small components, light original case colors on the hammer, and minor overall wear. The undersized grips are also fine and have attractive natural tones and grain, slight age cracks, minor edge wear, and moderate shrinkage. Mechanically excellent.