Remington Hammerless Double Barrel Shotgun Barrel Lengths
From the Remington Arms Co. catalogue dated October 1894, that introduced of the Remington Hammerless Double Barrel Shotgun, they were offered in 12-gauge with 28-, 30- or 32-inch barrels and 10-gauge with 30- or 32-inch barrels. In 1897 steel barrels were added to the offerings and they introduced the 16-gauge, offered with 28-, 30- or 32-inch barrels. Barrel length offerings remained the same through the second 1901 catalogue. Beginning with the first 1902 Remington Arms Co. catalogue they offered 26-inch barrels in 12- and 16-gauges on C-Grades and higher. By the 1906 Remington Arms Co. catalogues the 32-inch 16-gauge barrels were dropped from the offerings. The barrel length offerings remained the same through the 1908 Remington Arms Co. catalogue. In the 1908-09 and the 1909 Remington Arms Co. catalogues they added 26-inch barrel 12- and 16-gauge guns to the A-quality listings. 26-inch barrels never appear for the B-quality guns?
The above is what the Remington Arms Co. catalogues listed. I know of 100% righteous Parker Bros., Ithaca Gun Co. and A.H. Fox Gun Co. doubles with barrel lengths that were never catalogue offerings, so have to feel that Remington Arms Co. would do the same. I'd feel more comfortable with a non-standard length that otherwise checks out (amount of choke measured roughly coinciding with the pellet counts on the lug) on a C-, D-, E- or Special quality gun, all of which carried the "Made to order only" caveat, then on an A-, B- or K-quality "made for stock gun."
