Cattleman and Cattleman "Flattop"?

[William Munny]

What is the difference between a Cattleman and Cattleman "Flattop" and does this difference have any practical effect while shooting?

[Charles]

The following is a letter I received from the Remington Society--the final word on Remington's history. It will SHOCK you! You can find Remshots on the Internet; Remshots is Remington. Perhaps we should ask for our money back for purchasing this FANTASY Catleman's Carbine, due to this misrepresentation of history? The following is from the Remington Society/Remshots:

I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. Remington did not make a .44
caliber revolving rifle with an 18 inch barrel! What you probably have is a modern
reproduction which was made in Italy.


The Remington New Model Army revolver, which that company had produced in
large numbers during the War, had proven so popular that when the U.S. Government
offered to let the discharged soldiers purchase their sidearms there were
more of this model bought than any other of the Union's pistols.


The Company Brass must have thought that since the .36 and .44 caliber New
Model pistols were so popular, a rifle based on the same action would be equally
so.

So in the late 1860's Remington began producing a revolving percussion rifle
in .36 and .44 caliber. In the 1870 catalogue (sic) this .36 caliber rifle
with a 24 inch barrel was offered for $30.00. A rifle with a 26 inch barrel was
$1.00 more and another $1.00 would get you a fine rifle with a 28 inch barrel.

For an additional $5.00 you could get "Plated Mountings, Adjustable Sights
and Extra Finished Stock" on your piece.

The .44 caliber version was offered at a $1.00 extra!!!!

Oddly enough, Remington's REDUCED PRICE LIST of 1877 only offered the .36
caliber rifle. It was sold for $25.00 and this included "Plated Trimmings,
Adjustable Sight and Varnished Stock". It could be had in any of the three barrel
lengths at no extra charge and, to put the icing on the cake, it would come
with a .38 Rimfire cylinder and a .36 percussion cylinder. Yes the gun would
handle both calibers.

It was quite evident the Revolving Rifle had not met with the public demand
the company had expected. Today Remington's sales record for this model rifle
has vanished into the mist of time and, based on the surviving rifles, it is
estimated they made less than a thousand!!

The .36 percussion and .38 Rim Fire versions are in the majority while the
.44 percussion is much more scarce. The .46 Rimfire conversion of the .44
percussion is very rare and less than a handful are known.


RemShots


I hope the foregoing has been of interest to you. If you have any questions
or if I may be of further service, please, let me know.

RemShots