[johnboat]

it has often been said that during that era that if a soldier had been issued a colt that he would have often purchased a remington on his own because they were thought of by majority to be superior ,i recently purchased 1858 in s/s and it if very acurate even with the original type sights and fun not to mention very easy to clean, also consider the "target" sights may be some what of a hinderence if you plan on using it in certain types of holsters.