Seeking wisdom/info, Single Barrel Remington Shotgun

[MBSprintertech90]

Hello all, I am hoping some kind folks on here can help me gather some info and identify this old Remington 12ga shotgun that I am quite fond of. It is a single shot, auto-ejector, with a cocking lever on the left side of the receiver. I acquired this piece as part of an estate sale from a friend’s relative. No back history or any info was available at time of purchase.

I am not really interested in selling so not really worried about value. Just love to ask questions about old guns like these because there’s so much to learn!

Wondering if anyone can shed light on choke style, model number/name, rough date of manufacture, or anything else interesting. I would really think it’s cool if anyone has a similar one in better condition so I could see what it used to look like. I’ve done online research but haven’t had much luck.

The only markings on the weapon are as follows:
-Top of barrel is marked “Remington Arms Co. Ilion, N.Y.
-Top/Rear of receiver is marked “REMINGTON ARMS CO. ILION. N.Y. U.S.A. PAT OCT 30, 1894
-Bottom/Rear of receiver in grip area is marked either “LL2295” -or-“L12295”
-Marking stamped along left side below barrel, only visible with barrel open. Either “LL2295” -or -“L12295”
-Adjacent to above marking has possible proof marks “ O ¢ .2

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Remington model 9,
which were made somewhere between 1894 and 1910?

P.S. Some of these would've had Damascus steel barrels, not modern fluid steel barrels, which may have been quite strong back when they were first made but are exceptionally vulnerable to hidden rusting which weakens them.
And this gun was made in an era when both black powder and smokeless powder cartridges were very common-- so it could've fired quite a few black powder loads which are highly corrosive if the gun is not properly cleaned at the end of that day.

Exceptional Remington Model No. 9 Rider Single Barrel Shotgun

Exceptional Remington Model No. 9 Rider Single Barrel Shotgun - Rock Island Auction Company

www.icollector.com

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

P.S. Back before 1910 most 12 gauge shotguns had a chamber that was only 2 1/2 or maybe 2 and 9/16 of an inch long.

That's a bit shorter than the modern standard of two and three-quarter.

So if you were to shoot modern crimped shotgun shells in such a short chamber the bore would be artificially constricted by a ring of plastic that would act to squeeze the shot column down abruptly as it is moving out of the chamber. This can spike pressures

(which wouldn't normally bother a modern gun in good condition but it may be a problem for an old gun or one that has been weakened through corrosion in its chamber or barrel.)

 

[MBSprintertech90]

Thanks for the info! I am most interested in safety-related information especially with 100yr+ old firearms. I’ll have to see about measuring the chamber. It seems to fit a 2 3/4” shell and close without any extra resistance.

As for the bore, it does have some light pitting especially towards the chamber end. Thanks for the tip about black powder, I hadn’t considered that before. I’ll have to use a borescope and look really closely if I ever decide to try to fire it.

I’ve been slowly slowly knocking the rust off where I can. I would like to disassemble it and do a deeper cleaning, but I’m not very familiar with disassembling single shot shotguns. It’s mostly just to look at and take out to show interested friends. Thanks for your reply it was cool checking out the pictures of the one in excellent condition. Wish mine still looked that good!! Hope to see another one in person one day.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

The 2.75" shell isn't really that long when it's unfired-- it only becomes that long when it is fired and the crimp is blown out.

And that's why you can also put a 3 inch shotgun shell in a two and three-quarter inch shotgun chamber and you won't see the problem until you fire it.