Pietta brass frame 58 Remingtom dimensional accuracy?

[Tallbald]

I bought back from a friend a brass framed Pietta 1858 Remington I didn't need 4 years ago. I now need it for making holster patterns, and the friend never shot it. $100 even. I received it back in pieces though as he had disassembled it but put the parts in a ziplock bag. Hmm. Anyway, it's back together and is as handsome as I remember it to be. The bluing is deep, even and complete, the brass frame is polished and the bore is bright and crisp. Lockup is tight and there is virtually no end shake. With only a little soot on the internals but no rust, and only a cylinder turn line I'm guessing this gun has been shot very little and handled a lot. Wow it feels good in my hand. With the serial number R316035, I wonder if someone can tell me a year of manufacture?
What I am wondering is this. I need this revolver to make patterns for the period flap holsters I craft. Is the Pietta 1858 Remington reproduction dimensionally the same as the originals and other current reproduction 1858 Remingtons? The barrel on mine is 8 inches.
Here are two photos. No different from other folks brass frame Piettas. Just that thus one is again mine! Thanks. Don.

 

[brushhippie]

Very Nice blue ...Like the starboard side grip as well!

 

[Tallbald]

Thanks! I too think it's handsome. I will also display it in holsters I craft, at the art and craft shows we participate in. Don

 

[Malachi Leviticus Blue]

I've never heard of any rhyme or reason to the serial numbers of the Italian replicas that would help you determine it's age, but your first image shows that there are Italian proof house, proof marks on the side of the frame near the barrel. Including the proof date code inside a rectangle. I can't read the letters but they're there.

 

[noelf2]

The date of manufacture isn't in the serial number, it's in one of the stamps on the frame. You will see a square or rectangle with two capital letters in it. Just google "Italian replica revolver date codes" for a chart. The Pietta NMA is slightly larger in dimension to the Uberti and the ASM (frame and cylinder), but I don't think it's enough to cause an issue with your holsters.

 

[Tallbald]

Hi and thanks for the reply. Using my reading glasses, I see that the letters inside the square on the right side of the brass frame are (don't laugh) "BS". To the right of that is what might be a flower or wreath above a "PN", and to the right of that is another flower or wreath above a square containing crossed rifles or carbines. Now on the beautifully blued octagon barrel are the same "PN" and the square with crossed long arms.
As a side note, I've not had the pleasure of owning a handgun with color case hardening on the trigger and hammer since the mid 1980's, when my beautiful 1970's vintage Smith and Wesson revolvers had to go up for sale to help finance life after the birth of our first child. I don't know if the color case hardening is real or cosmetic but it adds to the looks of my latest BP acquisition. Don

Late note: Thanks to your reply, I googled the proof mark date and found it to be coded for year 2002. The more I examine this particular revolver the more impressed I am with its fit and finish. Especially at the price point I am led by my reading to believe this gun sold for when new. Don

 

[Hellgate]

If you make a holster to fit the Pietta Remington it will be big enough for all the others. The Uberti is slightly smaller in girth. The ASP/Euroarms Remingtons are even smaller but they all fit in my Remington size holsters but are too snug for the Colt holsters.

 

[Tallbald]

Hellgate thanks. Your posted information is very helpful, and is much of what I need to know. Don