MOdel 1900 grades

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Jay Huber

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Tom there is only one real grade to the model 1900. They brought it out as a cheaper model than the 1894 model. The cost was reduced by removing the parts in the forearm and minor changes to the receiver. The receiver however remained basically the same box lock design as the 94. They were not offered engraved or with fancy wood It was called the K model and you could get it with damascus barrels or steel. extractors or auto ejectors. Your markings are A foe A grade, E for auto ejectors and D for Damascus brls. The were usually chambered for 2 5/8" shells. Jay Huber RSA
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Remington Model 1900s are a simplified, cheaper, version of the Model 1894, built on the same patents -- No. 528,507 and No. 528,508 both granted Oct. 30, 1894. The Model 1900s were all K-Grades, with E added to the designation if the gun had ejectors and D if it had Damascus barrels -- K-, KE-, KD-, or KED-Grades. The K- and KE-Grades had Remington Steel barrels. The Model 1900s had a snap-on/off forearm and their serial numbers were in the 300,000 range, often preceeded with a stock letter Q. Model 1894s had a Purdey style pushbutton forearm, and serial numbers in the 100,000 range, often preceeded by a stock letter P. Model 1894s were made in five grades from A- to E-Grade. An E was added to the designation if they had ejectors -- AE-, BE-, CE-, DE- or EE-Grades. Damascus barrels were standard on Model 1894s, so they had an R for Remington Steel barrels or an O for Ordnance Steel barrels appended to their grade designation -- AR-, AER-, AO-, AEO-, BO-, BEO-, CO-, CEO-, DO-, DEO-, EO-, and EEO-Grades. Model 1894s were built in 10-, 12-, and 16-gauges while Model 1900s were only made in 12- and 16-gauges with a couple of experimental 20-gauges right at the end of production. There was also the Remington Special, a $750 list price gun which first appeared in the 1902 catalogue, with serial numbers in the 400,000 range, all believed to be 12-gauges.
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