Witloe "Grant & Lee" Remington Replicas

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I am seeking information about the Remington 1858 New Model Army manufactured by Witloe Precision Inc. of Collingdale, Pennsylvania. They manufactured two type revolvers from 1960 to around 1963. They were the Grant Model with a steel frame and the Lee Model with a bronze frame. I wish to purchase these as well.

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I don't see that maker listed in my information.

Off the record, it is rather weird that a company would offer a "Grant and Lee" using a Remington frame as a basis for it.

While the North had a lot of Remingtons and the South did manage to capture a number of them, none of them would have had a brass frame.
Such a thing was never made until the Italians started making reproduction revolvers in the 1960's.

Anyway, good luck in your search.
 
In 1958 at the same time that William Edwards and Val Forgett were trying to find a manufacturer for the 1851 Navy and the Griswold & Gunnison, Witloe Precision Inc. tooled up to make replicas of the 1858 Remington New Model Army. The steel copies, the "Grant" were probably so exact that to prevent possible sales as originals, the frame screws enter from the right side instead of the original left to right. The "Lee" was produced with a Bronze (not Brass) Frame. This is not historically correct but was to honor both the Union and Confederate Armies.

This company only survived for around 3 years. The revolvers sold for $125 each which was almost twice the price of the Italian replicas. Val Forgett attempted to buy Witloe out but was unsuccessful. Also, at this same time William Edwards instigated the production of the 1860 Army by Centaure in Belgium.

Mr. R. T. Lane purchased all the parts from Witloe Precision Inc. with the idea of again starting production. His market was to be a more “Custom” market catering to the shooters and possible special editions. In my book I identify these as “2nd Generation Witloes”. They were marked with just “Witloe” because Witloe Precision Inc. was still in business with government contracts.

I have a few of these revolvers but need to find more in order help establish other possible markings, and numbers produced.
 
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