Empresa Nacional New Model Army .44

Manufacturer: Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara, Eibar, Spain Model: 1858 Remington New Model Army Reproduction Serial Number: 05468 Caliber: .44 Cap & Ball (Percussion) Barrel: 8" octagon Action: Single action, 6-shot Condition: 90% Manufacture: Circa 1971–1973 (early production, total run fewer than 16,500) The Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara reproduction of the 1858 Remington New Model Army stands apart from the Italian percussion revolvers that flooded the market in the same era. Produced between 1971 and 1977 at Spain's national defense manufacturing facility in Eibar — the same factory producing components for NATO small arms — these revolvers were built to ordnance-grade steel specifications and subjected to the rigorous Eibar proof house before leaving the factory. Competition shooters...