The following letters correspond to the months of the year, for example B=January, L= February and so on: Remington action was fitted to surplus .58-caliber muzzle-loading Springfield parts that were transformed into a breechloader. 15,000. 1873 Upon Eliphalet's death in 1861, his son, Philo, took over the firm during the Civil War and diversified the product line to include sewing machines (manufactured from 1870 to 1894) and typewriters (1873), both of which were exhibited at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. matted to rib, no engraving. Only hard copy evidence is first contract of 30,000 rifles signed in London on 30 June, 1869, as the others were likely destroyed by a fire at Remington factory in 1939. The changes to the M1883 was introduced Four screws at the end of the });