Over 98000 of the Remington Arms Co. hammerless doubles were the Model 1900s, and the great bulk of the Model 1894s seem to be A-/AE-/AR-/AER-grades. The higher grades seem to be fairly scarce. From the introduction of the Remington Hammerless Double in the October 1894 Remington Arms Co. catalogue, through the 1901 RAC catalogues they only pictured the A- and AE-Grades, and listed the higher grades. Beginning with the 1902 catalogue they pictured all the grades, and introduced the extremely elaborate Remington Special at a list price of $750, well above Parker Bros. top-of-the-line AAH Pigeon Gun at $400. There are several B-/BE-Grades on Gunsinternational right now, with Jay Schacter having a real screamer.
My Father had a Remington KED-Grade when my folks got married and headed west in 1935. Right near the end of WW-II he picked up a nearly new 1896-vintage AE-Grade which became his go to shotgun until he quit hunting after the 1988 season. It is still in good shape in my gunroom, but doesn't have much case color any more. He gave the KED-Grade to his younger brother when he returned from WW-II. It finally got damaged in the early days of steel shot when my cousins using it Goose hunting bulged the choke and broke the rib solder.
My Father also had a 16-gauge AE-Grade, P136036, that was stolen from his house in the 1970s.
Last edited by Researcher; 03/26/11 10:41 AM.
