 It saw use in the American West, both in its original percussion configuration and as a metallic cartridge conversion, as well as around the world.The Remington is a single-action, six-shot, percussion revolver produced by E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, N.Y., based on the Fordyce Beals patent of September 14, 1858 (Patent 21,478).The Remington Army revolver is large-framed revolver in .44 caliber with an 8-inch barrel length.