The new crow killer - Remington 1900

[Researcher]

Looks like you've pretty much covered what I know!! The only change may be that -- Charles G. Semmer's book Remington Double Shotguns is now available from Cote. As of publication of Volume Twenty-Three, Issue 3, of The Double Gun & Single Shot Journal, Autumn 2012, 248 copies of Remington Double Shotguns remain, $49 plus $10 S&H, 800-447-1658.

Only 16-gauge DEO-Grade to surface so far --

[J.B. Books]

Dave, did the Model 1900 come in a "trap" version?

[Researcher]

Not that I've ever heard of. When this lower priced hammerless double gun was introduced, it was offered as the K-Grade with plain extractors and Remington Steel barrels and the KED-Grade with ejectors and two-stripe Damascus barrels. By the 1903-04 Remington Arms Co. catalogue they added the KD-Grade, plain extractors and Two-stripe Damascus barrels. By the 1906 Remington Arms Co. catalogue they added the KE-Grade, with Remington steel barrels and ejectors. Up to this time the Model 1900s all had flat ribs and plain half-pistol grip stocks that were smooth around the head. In the 1906 catalogue some of the Model 1900s begin to be shown with profiled stock cheeks like the Model 1894s. Those four grades, K-, KE-, KD- and KED-Grade, all with half-pistol grip stocks and slim snap-on/off forearms were the Model 1900 offerings until Remington Arms Co. dumped their double gun business in early 1910.

Remington Arms Co. began to specifically tailor guns for competitve shooters with these Pigeon Gun offerings in their 1902 catalogues --



With 1902 being the last Grand American Handicap at live birds, they changed to this in the 1903-04 and 1904-05 catalogues --



By 1906 they added the lower priced FE Trap Gun and this was the offerings in both 1906 catalogues, the 1907, 1908, 1908-09 and 1909 catalogues --





From a March 1907 magaze ad --

[Mark Brady]

Thanks for all the input folks. From your answers it seems I do have a 1900 Remington trap gun. It's an ejector gun with the straight English style stock and no safety. The serial number puts it into the model 1900 range. I'll have to order Semmer's book now that I own 4 Remington doubles. I started with a Parker Trojan 16 gauge when I was 13 (I still have it) and 53 years later I've somehow accumulated about 60 side by sides. Parkers, Lefevers, Bakers, an L.C. Smith, a Fox, lots of Ithacas of various models and grades, as well as English, Belgian, German and French guns. It truly is an incurable disease.

[Steve McCarty]

Originally Posted by Mark Brady

Thanks for all the input folks. From your answers it seems I do have a 1900 Remington trap gun. It's an ejector gun with the straight English style stock and no safety. The serial number puts it into the model 1900 range. I'll have to order Semmer's book now that I own 4 Remington doubles. I started with a Parker Trojan 16 gauge when I was 13 (I still have it) and 53 years later I've somehow accumulated about 60 side by sides. Parkers, Lefevers, Bakers, an L.C. Smith, a Fox, lots of Ithacas of various models and grades, as well as English, Belgian, German and French guns. It truly is an incurable disease.

Fantastic! Now you have your work cut out for you. You've got to take out your camera and set up a little photo studio and snap pictures of each and every gun and write a bit about it and forward it here!

You've got a wonderful collection and something to be proud of.

Congratulations!

[Mark Brady]

As soon as business slacks off a bit I'll do that. I fix guns as a small business and this is my busy time of the year.

[ed good]

recently saw the nature channel program:

"the secret life of crows"

felt guilty and sad for the few crows ah killed when i was a young lad, dat new no better...

how olt are u?

[AmarilloMike]

Ed these guns were built for blood sport. Almost all the Parker, Fox, and Ithaca side by sides were built for killing birds for sport. Many if not most of our members take these guns out and use them in blood sports. If our posts about blood sports make you feel bad please don't let our fondness for you make you feel obligated to keep coming here.

[ed good]

mike: one of these days you just may grow up...

[AmarilloMike]

Originally Posted by ed good

recently saw the nature channel program:

"the secret life of crows"

felt guilty and sad for the few crows ah killed when i was a young lad, dat new no better...

how olt are u?

Ed these guns were built for blood sport. Almost all the Parker, Fox, and Ithaca side by sides were built for killing birds for sport. Many if not most of our members take these guns out and use them in blood sports. If our posts about blood sports make you feel bad please don't let our fondness for you make you feel obligated to keep coming here.