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Unread 12-30-2019, 06:55 PM   #1
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Chuck, is that your gun, and, do you need a Semmer book? Let me know.
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The gun appears to be a D-Grade, DE-Grade if it has ejectors. "Normally" the grade is stamped on the left watertable --

121252 DEO-Grade 09 watertable.jpg

or on the "bridge" if the gun has what Charles Semmer referred to as the "bridge frame" --

101315 BE-Grade 12-ga 07.jpg

I have seen a handful of Remington Hammerless Doubles that I would consider to be D-/DE-/DEO-Grades that were not stamped.

A DEO-Grade would have "Ordnance Steel" barrels --

P132688 06.jpg

Normally 12-gauge Remington Hammerless Doubles were made for 2 5/8 inch shells. If ordered for longer shells, it was stamped on the bottom of the barrels just forward of the barrel flats --

121252 DEO-Grade 07 2 7-8 inch chamber marking.jpg

According to Charles' serial number chronology 110960 would be from early 1899.
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Thanks for the info. Not my gun yet! Any idea as to rarity and wild ballpark value assuming good original, mechanical, and physical condition?
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What are the highest grades that Remington made in this model?
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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,

111525 EE-Grade 01.jpg

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111525 EE-Grade 09.jpg

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 --

Remington Special, 1902 Remington Arms Co. catalog.jpeg

1908-09 catalog --

Remington Special, 1908-09 Remington Arms Co. catalog pg 10.jpeg

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It is a 12ga. 28" I believe the butt plate was right, will need to double check that
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The A- to C-quality Remington Hammerless Doubles normally had the R A Co. logo hard rubber butt plate.

120794 05.jpg

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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