When I returned from the military in 1969, I visited a local gun store. They had a brand new, mint, 1889 steel barrel ten with a Jostam pad. The story was that it was brought in by a Remington employee. I assume that it came from the museum or the research collection because of the condition. A few years ago, at a local auction, I purchased a brand new, mint, 1882 as I recall. It was missing the buttplate, but no damage to the stock. It has absolutely no markings except a faint rib inscription and a serial number stamped on the inside of the forearm. I suspect like the 1889, it was in a factory collection and appropriated by an employee or sold off by the company. Two brand new hammer guns, almost impossible to believe. The auctioneer didn't know what make the 1882 was because it had no visible markings, so it sold cheap.
