REMINGTON S/S

[house]

I have a Remington S/S shotgun that I am interested to find more info on and its approximate value.

The gun is a 12 ga in good to fair condition. Its serial # is 343332. But I can find no model # stamped anywhere.

HELP please.

[Researcher]

By the serial number your gun is a Remington Model 1900 made in late 1903. 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.

As to value it is virtually impossible to evaluate a gun without having it in hand. A fair to good Model 1900 12-gauge might be in the $500 range if it has Remington Steel barrels, less if Damascus barrels.

[house]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. THATS THE INFORMATION I REQUIRED.