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I have this gun I had bought years ago, just because it had ejectors. I had never seen a Remington double barrel with ejectors or the plunger type of release on the forearm. It has decent color/case and a good damascus pattern on the barrels.

It is in extremely good condition and tight in lock up. I don’t know much about it, and haven’t shot it much with 2 1/2 inch shells. I am considering selling it and wanted to get an idea of what I have here…

Looks like heavy 12 gauge sxs with Damascus barrels and 2.5" chambers, it will be difficult to move unless you find someone looking for this type of gun. I would guess max price of about $1500. It's one of the most refined American doubles, but many won't realize that and sadly the number of those that appreciate them is dwindling.

Well, a nice Damascus pattern on it (looks like 2-bar). I'd suspect that it's a bit heavy (7 3/4lbs or more?) so it'd make a good clays gun (or turkey or waterfowl depending on chokes).

The Remingtons aren't considered as "exotic" as the comparable Parkers, but when I was looking for this type of gun (a few years go now) they weren't inexpensive (& the Smiths were, that's how I ended up with them). The ejectors help it (you're right, not common) so...$2K?

You have a Remington 1894, either a A grade, B grade or trap grade. A shot of the side or remove the barrels and it will be stamped there. B grade has slightly more engraving. They are very solid, under appreciated guns. Measurements matter, like barrel length, LOP and so on. They do not bring great money. Go to Gunbroker for rough prices. Look at sold guns not just listed guns. Some of the listed guns have been listed for a decade. Market value is what sells, not what sellers are asking for.

That looks like an A grade to me. I’ve had a couple B grades with 30” Damascus. Not much difference with an A grade but for a little engraving. Both of mine were around 7 1/4 pounds. Well made America gun. I'm in Canada so my experience with pricinf will be no help.

As I see it, you’re looking at an exceptional condition A grade Gun. Ejectors are a plus, but not as big as plus as the condition. Unfortunately, nothing else about it really shines or adds value. No 32 inch barrels, no straight grip, no engraving, bottom grade of Damascus pattern, I really think condition is your only friend.
I think it would take quite a bit of luck to get anything more than 1200 for it.
The condition is very uncommon but a lot of beating the bushes finds guns like that for 600 bucks frequently enough.

This is all been very helpful. The gun is in decent condition. Shows good Damascus pattern fairly good color case. Probably the most outstanding aspect of this gun is that the ejectors work. I doubt there’s many of these guns out there that have ejectors that work.

I think I might try that $1600 mark and see how I do with it. Thanks for all the input.

Remington Arms Co. was offering ejectors seven years before Parker Bros. From my observations a much larger percentage of Remington Arms Co. hammerless doubles have ejectors than other American makes and most of them work. In the October 1894 Remington Arms Co. catalog that introduced the Remington Hammerless Double, ejectors were $22.50 extra. Same in the November 1895 catalog. By the April 1897 Remington Arms Co. catalog, that introduced the option of steel barrels, Remington Steel or Ordnance Steel, in place of the Damascus barrels, they dropped the price of ejectors to $5 extra as they remained through the rest of production.

During its lifetime, 1889 to 1910, Remington Arms Co. produced 134,200 Model 1889 hammer double guns in 7 grades, 41,194 Model 1894 hammerless double guns in grades A- to EEO-, and 98,508 Model 1900 hammerless double guns in grades K- to KED-, for a total of 273,902, over 30,000 more than Parker Bros. produced from 1866 to 1942. For 1906, Remington's professional shooter William Heer carried the high average on over 14,000 targets shooting a pair of Remington Hammerless Doubles, an FE-Grade and a CEO-Grade.



In 1905, Remington introduced their John M. Browning designed Remington Autoloading Shotgun. In 1907, J.J. Blanks won the Grand American Handicap with the new JMB gun.



The Remington Autoloading Shotgun won the GAH again in 1908 and was selling as fast as they could make them. That and the 1908 introduced John D. Pedersen Remington Repeating Shotgun spelled the end of the Remington Doubles and in February 1910, Remington Arms Co. sold their entire inventory of break-action guns to Norvell Shapleigh Hardware Co. of St Louis and went into their shotgun future with their autoloader and pump.

Being out of the market that early, Remington doubles were never offered with a single trigger, though Remington Arms Co. had collected many patents for such, were not made in gauges smaller than 16-gauge, and were never offered with the options of a beavertail forearm or a ventilated rib.

Yes, there have been a couple or three very late Model 1900s made with 20-gauge barrels, but such were never catalogued.