Original U.S. Remington Model 1889 Grade 1 Double Barrel 12 Gauge Shotgun Serial 42987 - Circa 1892 - 1893 Antique Remingtons so earlier stocks may have

so earlier stocks may have been used as replacements during the war

It does have a ramrod

the knives had to receive a government stamp of approval and be serial numbered

Size 64 shells are much harder to find and are therefore more valuable to a collector

Original U.S. Remington Model 1889 Grade 1 Double Barrel 12 Gauge Shotgun Serial 42987 - Circa 1892 - 1893 Antique Remingtons so earlier stocks may haveOriginal Item: Only One Available. Made prior to 1899, this very nice 12 gauge shotgun is Federally classed as antique ANTIQUE. The Remington Model 1889 Double Barreled shotgun was the last external hammer shotgun they would produce, and was really the last of the great side hammer shotguns. For most of the 19th Century, Shotguns had not been a big market for American gun makers, due to the well developed import trade coming out of England. However,