Remmington Hammer gun single trigger

[edward mccay]

Just picked up a remmington single trigger. Dont know much about these guns any info would be helpful. Seriel number 7717G.

[Dave Noreen]

By the shape of the hammers your gun is a Remington Arms Co. Hammer Double Barrel Shotgun, aka Model 1889. All the earlier Remington Hammer Doubles were made by E. Remington & Sons. The Model 1889 was made from 1889 to 1908 with a few more in the cleanup of break-action guns in early 1910. Serial numbers began at 30000 in 1889 to about 105000 in 1900 at which time they realised they were overlapping with Model 1894 Remington Hammerless Double Barrel Shotgun serial numbers which began at 100000 in 1894. So, they restarted Model 1889 serial numbers 200000, and started the new Model 1900 Remington Hammerless Double Barrel Shotguns at 300000. Model 1889 serial numbers reached 259262 in the 1910 clean-up. All this to say that very likely isn't a G in the serial number but more likely it is 77176 which would make it a 1897 vintage gun. While Remington Arms Co. never catalogued a single trigger for any of their doubles, they had a load of single trigger patents. Also, their were a lot of outfits offering after-market single triggers from the 1890s to WW-I -- E.D. Fulford; The Gun Improvement Co. (Bittiner & Jaeger); Moran & Wolfersperger; Philadelphia Single Trigger Co.; Lancaster Arms Co.; and others I haven't thought of.

We are going to need to see some better close-up pictures, and possibly pull the locks and look for Patent dates or number, etc.

[edward mccay]

Thank you for all of the information. I will upload clear pics and information Tommorow.

[charlie cleveland]

thats my first ever hammer gun with a single trigger to see....how does it work.... charlie

[Dave Noreen]

Charlie!!

Surely you remember Jim Kucuba's "Pecks Bad Boy"?? Parker Pages, Volume 15, Issue 2, Summer 2008. There were also some lengthy threads about it here on the board. It had a Lancaster Arms Co. Infallible Single Trigger in it at one time and now has a Miller.

Dave

[edward mccay]

I will get those pics up Tommorow. I really want to learn more about the gun.

[charlie cleveland]

researcher i never got to read that article...bet it was a great storey.... charlie

[edward mccay]

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[edward mccay]

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[edward mccay]

Shot it today, worked great!

[charlie cleveland]

does the trigger work like hammerless single triggers do... charlie

[edward mccay]

Anyone have an idea what a gun like this is worth?

[Steve McCarty]

Anyone have an idea what a gun like this is worth?

Prolly what you paid for it.

I like the gun and it would be fun to futz with it a little.

Really tho I have no idea what the value would be. Not my area of expertise.

[Bill Murphy]

I don't recognize that trigger. Does it have a selector? I am interested in Jim Kukaba's Peck's Bad Boy gun. Does anyone know where it is? I was discussing purchasing it when Jim passed away and my emails to his address were not replied to. Can anyone help? Thanks.

[edward mccay]

It has selector trigger. It is a really fun gun to shoot.

[Bill Murphy]

Where is the selector? Can we see a good picture of it?

[Steve McCarty]

I don't recognize that trigger. Does it have a selector? I am interested in Jim Kukaba's Peck's Bad Boy gun. Does anyone know where it is? I was discussing purchasing it when Jim passed away and my emails to his address were not replied to. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Does that trigger look like a later replacement to you? Looks like it to me. That wide trigger looks modern.

[Bill Murphy]

Definitely a "later replacement" for a Model 1889 Remington. Not sure I understand your question. Nothing on that trigger looks modern to me.

[Steve McCarty]

Definitely a "later replacement" for a Model 1889 Remington. Not sure I understand your question. Nothing on that trigger looks modern to me.

Okay, a later trigger than original, but not a modern one. Got it.