The first reason is I looked for an area on this site where I can do an introduction. When I hit "search" the system kicks me off. So I hope it's ok to start here in the General Discussion area.
My name is Rick AKA "Ricky2Guns".
I recently picked up a Coach Gun that was sold to me by a Gun Smith at a local Gun Shop. He sold it to me under the impression it was a 1894 Remington SXS 12Ga. I love the Gun but there's some conflict with that description. I'll premise this with I don't have history with "Civilian" Guns.
Here's what my research tells me.
* 1894 and 1900 models share “ PAT OCT 30th 94” (Mine has this)
* 1900’s have snap on forearms (Mine has this)
* All 1900’s are “K” grade
* “K” Grades have steel barrels
* Serials numbers are in the 300,000 range (My# is 357XXX)
* 1900’s serial numbers are preceded with a “Q” (Mine has this)
[b]* 1900’s produced between 1900-1910
But with all signs leading to my gun being a 1900 model, the water table is stamped 1894? Also my Barrel is marked KA1 on both sides where it connects to the receiver. My research says it should have either K,KE,KED.
I greatly appreciate any deciphering. I went to a gun show today and the "Knowledgeable" couldn't answer why. At this point I won't even ask about the W,P,K,4,6 and other marking mean. I did find out that the anchor was a final inspection.
In the end I just wanted to confirm Year & Model.
Last edited by Navarro; 04/09/17 07:03 PM.
