Generally speaking on Remington Hammerless Doubles with Ordnance Steel barrels, the word ORDNANCE is stamped on the top of each barrel on AO-/AEO- and BO-/BEO-Grades and is engraved on CO- and higher grades. Remington Steel barrels were generally not marked. To my eyes, every Remington Hammerless Double in that auction that I looked at had issues. That auction did have more Remington Hammerless Doubles then I've ever seen in one place.
As originally introduced the Remington Hammerless Doubles were only offered with various grades of Damascus barrels. The Ordnance Steel and Remington Steel barrels were added to the offerings in 1897.
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