The Confederate's used every one they could lay there hands on until the end of the war and beyond. The Federals phased them out of service sometime in 1863-1864. ALL OF THEM saw wide spread use by both sides in the war of northern aggression. They are found with several different patch box sizes, several different barrel band configurations (always brass), HUNDREDS of different bayonet styles ,and in both. MANY contractors built or modified as few as 500 or 1000 rifles. The so called 1863 Remington is just one of over 1000 known patterns of the 1841 rifle built or modified by different contactors between 18. Remington was one of hundreds of contractors who built and modified what the government documentation refers to as The HARPERS FERRY MODEL OF 1841/1855 altered. The name "Zouave" was attached to the rife by a man named Bannerman after the civil war as a sales gimmick, and adopted by know nothing collectors and reenactors in the 20th century.IN FACT.
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