February 3, 2024, 07:03 PM | #1 |
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Remington 1894
I have a friend who has an 1894 and we're trying to figure out as much as we can about it. The barrels appear to be damascus. They have a pattern that looks like fingerprint swirls. The bottoms of the barrels are marked:
I (or 1) /// A P I can find lots of information online about other marks corresponding to grades, type of steel, etc. but nothing I've found matches the marks on it. Any help?
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February 5, 2024, 06:54 PM | #2 |
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Most of those types of stamps are factory inspection stamps and have no meaning once it leaves the factory.
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February 17, 2024, 04:14 PM | #3 |
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368 [choking %, 368/511 = .72% Full] [over Full, less than Extra Full}
284 [choking %, 284/511 = .55% I. Mod] Imp. Cyl. the numbers on the lug surface are the pellets count from a 511 pellet loads for determining chokes. The CHAMBERS are the SHORT 2-9/16 length. Not the standard 2-3/4 standard length. What state you in? Locate a knowableble gunsmith to determine for examing the shotgun. I have used the Bachelder's shop in Grand Rapids, MI., for a examing my grandfathers 1894. |
February 18, 2024, 05:28 AM | #4 |
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will make a good wall hanger.
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