Trying to ID an old Remington Double-Barrel Shotgun

[ChuckD]

Nifft,

What you have here isn't a shotgun. It's a double barrel percussion rifle.
You state there are no numbers, but are there any makers marks on top of the barrels or
on the back lock plates? There are only a few examples, of early percussion rifles, which are claimed
to be made by Remington.

[dieNusse1]

Wonderful piece of wood!!

Can't really tell from the pictures but are the hammers the same and is the right lock plate engraved the same way the left lock is?

[dieNusse1]

Have been thinking about what you might have. First the lock plates and hammers not matching is troubling. I suppose there are those out there in Forum land that can address this issue better than I can. Also, I don't know if the use of back action locks was typical of Remington.

Finally, arms were usually stamped E. Remington & Sons. Your's are simply stamped Remington and, in my opinion, not centered well. Is there any stamping on the top of the barrels?

Still, you have a nice rare double rifle. Maybe there was another maker out there using the Remington name during the 1820s - 1860s or so?????

[ForumAdmin]

Have been thinking about what you might have. First the lock plates and hammers not matching is troubling. I suppose there are those out there in Forum land that can address this issue better than I can. Also, I don't know if the use of back action locks was typical of Remington.

Finally, arms were usually stamped E. Remington & Sons. Your's are simply stamped Remington and, in my opinion, not centered well. Is there any stamping on the top of the barrels?

Still, you have a nice rare double rifle. Maybe there was another maker out there using the Remington name during the 1820s - 1860s or so?????

Or a European copycat, you see derringers out there stamped E. Remington and they clearly not.