I wish more of them were hiding in my gun room!
Remington offered a variey of drops-at-heel on even the A-/AE-Grade of what we've come to know as the Model 1894s and the Model 1900s. DAH of 2 7/8 to 3 1/8 were carried in stock, but 2 to 2 3/4 inch and 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 were offered at no extra charge. Standard Length-of-pull was 14-inches, but 14 1/4 or 14 1/2 were available at no extra charge.
For whatever reason, Remington didn't begin showing the higher grade Model 1894s in their catalogues until 1902. Prior to that they just showed the A- and AE-Grade and listed the higher grades. Also, in the catalogues they were just called "Remington Hammerless Double Barrel Shotgun" and whatever grade. The terms Model 1894 and Model 1900 were only used on the parts lists.
Remington's professional shooter, William Heer carried the high average for 1906 of 96.3 % on 14,055 targets shooting a pair of straight gripped guns, a CEO-Grade and an FE Trap Gun.
