Remington 1894 story: there was a Remmy 1894-T (Trap) gun with straight grip stock being walked around at the Northeast SxS for $600. All original 30" with F&F chokes and perfect screws, ejectors strong and in time, higher dimensions with excellent checkering, original buttplate and finishes but it had a small hard to see crack sideways behind the top tang. Looked to be there a long time and not really going anywhere. He walked it past most all the vendors and came back to me and said he'd take 5 bills and I was rationalizing that but meanwhile a gent we both know came by to look and took it for the $600. Just goes to show how 1894 Remingtons although excellent double guns just don't command high prices except in the higher grades. JME.
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