Rem did make high-grades for the Rem Special rifles. They are not as common as the LRs. Now... The rabbit & squirrel pattern was commonly used. Is yours factory engraved??? It's impossible to tell without photos & not definitive even with them. Photos would help though. A couple of keys... Is the serial # engraved or stamped? Is there a pistol grip cap? If so, how is it stamped?
Your rifle was made in 1912. No factory records have been found that would tell if your rifle left the factory as an "F" grade.
Rem 12CS F
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umcpumpgun
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Re: Rem 12CS F
It is definitely an F grade. It is the first eng. Gun I have seen marked on the barrel. I have an F grade very close in the same sn# range as yours. My gun is a std s l lr marked gun. It isn't marked F on the barrel. Factory eng guns in this caliber as well as short only are uncommon. Nice gun and hard to find in nice unmolested condition.
Re: Rem 12CS F
Everything looks right to me including the pistol grip cap. I haven't seen one with the grade on the barrel either. You notice it's a different font and the stamp is deeper.
Re: Rem 12CS F
Most of us on this site will not attempt to set a value. The "F" grade you show would be one of the toughest. I would have to handle the rifle to make sure it is a factory high grade. The BB values vary from $3,000 to $8,000 depending on condition. If it is not factory work the value plummets. There are some semi-secret ways of narrowing down whether or not a rifle has factory work. For obvious reasons, they are not put on the net. If they became public knowledge they could be faked as well as the engraving, etc. My hunch from the photos is that yours is a good one & was done by Rem.
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umcpumpgun
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Re: Rem 12CS F
I own and have seen several Remington's marked with an odd aftermarket looking stamp with a deifferent faunt than the rest of the script on the gun, and all of them were on pretty much one of a kind special order/oddball configuration gun. I know the stamp looks incorrect,but have seen it in this situation before. As with all Remington's of this era,never say never. Don't let the stamp bother you. I think the reason this happens is the fact that the roll dies they used were fairly expensive to manufacture as witnessed by the fact that they used them till they were nearly unledgible. The cost to make a new roll die for just a handfull of guns was cost prohibitive.