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Remington shotgun ID

JimmyJackJimmyJack Member Posts: 5,520 ✭✭✭✭
edited January 2014 in Ask the Experts
I have an old Remington shotgun, sidehammer, 32 inch barrel 12 guage, that has 1894 patents on the reciever. One book I have says its a Model 3, and another book says its a Model 9? Im having trouble finding it listed in any of my gun value books the newest being 2011. Can anybody shed some light on this? Where would a serial number be listed, I cant find any. Any range of values might also help..
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "Flayderman's Guide", identifies them through the barrel markings. The Model 1889, would be marked "Remington Arms Co. The earlier Models 1885 & 1887. Have the E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, N. Y., U.S.A. marking.

    Thousands made, in many different grades.

    Post quality photos. Perhaps one of our members can help with serial number and value?
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  • JimmyJackJimmyJack Member Posts: 5,520 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks, mine is marked Remington Arms Co. and I found a serial number under the grip. Now I have to find a value in some book, so far none of my books list it.
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  • Ned FallNed Fall Member Posts: 662 ✭
    edited November -1
    The Remington Model 3 has an extractor only (pulls fired shells part of the way out of the chamber only). The Remington Model 9 has an ejector (throws fired shells clear of the gun). Post the serial number and will give you the year the gun was made.
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  • JimmyJackJimmyJack Member Posts: 5,520 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is 52879, and there is an I or a 1 in front of it. I thought it might be I for Illion, or maybe it is a 1 but it is different than the numbers.
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  • Ned FallNed Fall Member Posts: 662 ✭
    edited November -1
    Where else has Remington been located? Illon,NY is the only placeI know of.
    I've posted the differences between the Remington Model 3 and9,extractors and ejectors If the serial number is 52 879 and the gun is a Model 3 it was made in 1903,serial numbers for the model do not go over 93, 500 (1910). If the gun is a Model 1909, it was made in 1908. Serial numbers for the Model 1909 begin with number 100,000 in1902 and run through 185,000 + in 1912.
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