Remington 1889

[Weston Croft]

Grade 2 with 30" twist barrels approaching 8 1/2 lbs. Ser #34460 probably places it in the first year or two of production. I believe it would absolutely sniff at Sherman Bells proof loads!
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Barrels have a beautiful twist pattern with this almost "woven" look on the right breech.
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[Richard Flanders]

Nice. Is that one you have or is that the one I saw recently on gunbroker? I agree. I have one just like it that is very well made, has stout bbls and shoots very well. Breaks clays way out there. Lots of DAH. That one looks near unfired.

[Weston Croft]

Nice. Is that one you have or is that the one I saw recently on gunbroker? I agree. I have one just like it that is very well made, has stout bbls and shoots very well. Breaks clays way out there. Lots of DAH. That one looks near unfired.

I did just get this off of GB but I hit the "buy now" on the first day so I don't know if that was it's first listing or not. Interestingly, I hadn't even thought about an 1889 for some time until someone offered one on doublegun around Christmas for what seemed to be silly money which prompted me to look on GB to see if prices had improved that much for these. The answer was no, so bang I bought it.

I'm off to Miss in the a.m. to harvest some of the ducks that evaded Mr. Kaas et al earlier and hope to try it out.

[Dean Romig]

I've always admired the Remington hammer guns. That Damascus pattern is amazing! I wonder if Drew can tell us about it and what it is called?

[Richard Flanders]

That one is flat out gorgeous and has obviously had a good life. Mine is an excellent gun. Twist bbls. I think I shoot it as well or better than any dbl gun I own. It seems absolutely effortless to break long clays with it and the quality is excellent, inside and out. Nice fit on everything. I'd highly recommend one to anyone. I think you can open it with the right hammer back also, which is nice. The firing pins are pretty long and blunt and will set just about any old rusty shell off the first time.

The one I was thinking of is still on GBroker with a BIN price of $3000. Has steel bbls and is in near new condition. Very nice but not near as pretty as Westons with those twist bbls.

[Weston Croft]

I think you can open it with the right hammer back also, which is nice. The firing pins are pretty long and blunt and will set just about any old rusty shell off the first time.

The one I was thinking of is still on GBroker with a BIN price of $3000. Has steel bbls and is in near new condition. Very nice but not near as pretty as Westons with those twist bbls.

The firing pins are very long and it does open with the right hammer back. I'm glad it does because the springs are so strong I'd much prefer to break it open before letting the hammers down on a live shell and risking a slip.

Ordinarily it'd probably be bad form to talk price but since you mentioned the other, the BIN on this was $650!

Here's another pic showing more of the barrel pattern. That style rib inscription is apparently a feature of the earlier guns.

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[Richard Flanders]

$650? I'd say you did very well and likely smashed the BIN button, eh? I would have I think. Here's a pic of mine and a pic of a spring pin repair for Weston. 6-digit S/N. 1895 production

[Ed Blake]

That is a most unusual Twist pattern, and it is a Grade 2 as marked on the watertable. I had a 1889 in a 16 that I sold a while back, and it was in great shape. It seems there are quite a number of those Remingtons out there in unusually good condition. I'm on the lookout for a 1894 straight-grip Trap model. Nice find.

[Bill Murphy]

Ed Blake, have Dave Noreen tell you about the high condition 1894 F Grade Trap that he bought at Allentown while I was parking the car. That will be the last time I let someone off at the door while I park. The show opened at 9:00 AM and at about 9:05, I met Dave at the door holding the gun. He said he went part way down the first aisle, saw the gun, paid the price, turned around and met me at the admission booth.

[Dean Romig]

Funny things happen at gun shows...

[Ed Blake]

Only Bill was not laughing.

[Brad Bachelder]

My guess from what I can see, the pattern is Remington chain J.. very interesting.

[Weston Croft]

Well, it gave a fine showing in Mississippi but I learned at least two things. One is that those long firing pins do indeed puncture primers. Another is that standing in flooded timber is not when cradling nearly 8 1/2 lbs seems like such a good idea!


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[E Robert Fabian]

That picture would be a good candidate for Remington of the month.