Remington 1865 Rolling block trial piece pistol cal 50 centerfire RARE

Remington 1865 Rolling block trial piece pistol cal 50 centerfire RARE 

Serialnumber 148 on grips and on inside of the tang. 

Several indications point tot he fact that this is a trial piece delivered tot he navy. 

first of all the low serialnumber. Then the experimental 7 inch barrel , the Remington models 1865 wer equipped with a 8 1/2 inch barrels. 
All the test experimentals deliverd to the navy bear the inspectormarks J.M and B.C. the official delivery of the contract has  the FCW inspectormarks. 

The grips ar thicker and a bit larger then the standard afterwoods, also it is selected tiger striped and varnished. 

the frme has the standard patents but no inspectortmarks since this was a trial piece.  chambered for the 50 centerfire Remington. 

Three groove rifling, bore is minty.   Completely original> Very rare remington and has the Navy anchor.