Serial numbers of percussion revolvers?

[api]

Hi. Have somebody informations about marking of Remington percussion revolvers?
It is generally known that Remington have made around 120000 pieces of 1858 new army model revolvers (cal ,44). But in antique shops I saw 1858 Remingtons with serial numbers 128000 or 131000! How it is possible?
It is fake?
Or, Remington made more than 200000 percussion revolvers total and when they started to make new model they simple didnt start again from number 1? In other words, first 1858 Remington was with number (example) 25462 and no with number 1?
Thanks

 

[Zonie]

According to Flayderman's Guide (9th ed) Remington made about 1900 Remington-Beals Army Model revolvers in the 1961-1862 time period.

This was the first of the Remingtons that we often call a "1858". The first gun produced was serial number 1.

This gun was superseded by the Remington 1861 Army Revolver in 1862. Flayderman's Guide says approximately 6000 of this model was made.
It goes on to say, the serial numbers continued from where the Remington-Beals left off, "continuing to approximately 15000."

No explanation is made for the fact that 1900 + 6000 does not add up to 15,000.

The New Model Army revolver replaced the Remington 1861 and approximately 122,000 were made between 1863 and 1875.

Again, "Serial numbers continue from Model 1861 Army and commence approximately in the 15000 range, ..."

Flayderman's Guide lists the number of "Standard model New Army's produced as 106,000. Civilian specimens as 15,000 and the State of New Jersey purchase as 1,000 revolvers.

106000 + 15000 + 1000 = 122,000. Adding the "15,000" previous models serial numbers = 137,000.

As these numbers include the New Model Army pistols that were factory conversions or production cartridge pistols, I would be leery of any Remington with a serial number higher than 138,000 (1000 added by me to cover roughly 1000 guns that may have been made that we don't know about).

The various Remington Navy pistols had their own series of serial numbers and the various Navy models also continued their serial numbers as the models were changed.

Same for the Remington-Rider single and double action New Model Belt revolvers. They had their own serial numbers.

 

[api]

Thank you very much for your answer.
This is the highest serial number which I found for 1858 Remington: