The highest grade offered from the introduction of the Remington Hammerless Double in the October 1894 Remington Arms Co. catalog was E-/EE-Grade in 12- or 10-gauge,

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In 1897 the 16-gauge was added to the offerings, and Ordnance Steel as an option in all grades and Remington Steel barrels for the A-quality guns.

In 1902 the Remington Special was added at the top of the line --

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1908-09 catalog --

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It is a 12ga. 28" I believe the butt plate was right, will need to double check that

The A- to C-quality Remington Hammerless Doubles normally had the R A Co. logo hard rubber butt plate.

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A horizontally grooved horn butt plate was normal on the D-quality and sometimes on E-quality guns,

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but E-quality guns might also have engraved steel heel and toe plates. A leather-faced Silvers pad was another possibility --

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this gun is way above a d grade parker....charlie

The DE-quality Remington Hammerless Double was priced about like a CH Parker Bros. These pages from the 1898 Remington Arms Co. catalog --

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From the introduction in October 1894 catalog through the second 1901 catalog Remington Arms Co. only pictured the A-quality gun and just listed the higher quality guns. The 1897 Hartley & Graham catalog pictures all the grades.

Chuck,
That Remington is beautiful.

Wow Chuck that is one fine Remington. Can you do a letter on it??:whistle:

Thank you, Chuck and everyone for the help with identifying the gun, Happy to say I'm the new owner!

I was in Ashville, North Carolina over the weekend and visited the Biltmore. We weren't allowed in the Gun Room, but from the window there appeared to be a pair very similar to Chucks beautiful Remington. Keeping them company looked to be a few Winchester 1894's and a Mannlicher-Schonauer 1903.