Laminate Twist Pattern.
 

Note the Laminate “Twist” pattern contrast between the iron & steel on the 1873 Remington Whitmore Grade III.

Very nice.

Very attractive!





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That's a lovely gun. I don't remember seeing a top lever like that.

The 1873 was first of the E. Remington “Lifter” series that predates the later rebounding hammer models. When lifting the lever to open the action a tab adjacent to the hammers moves the hammers back to the first sear engagement, removing the spring tension on the fireing pins. Beyond that hammer position is the half cock and full cock positions. The later models of the “Lifter” series employed rebounding hammers. The sliding piece is where the later “Dolls Head” extension would be located.

The Remington Whitmore was known for it's unique choke design. Those I have seen began their taper just forward of the forcing cone, to it's tightest at about mid-bore, and then tapered back out to the muzzle.