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If it were my gun the first thing I'd do is have Brad Bachelder look at it. He's put some of my Remington's that were way worse than this one back in perfect working order. God, would I love to have it. To me there's nothing more satisfying than to take a American SxS and have it made to look new again and shoot it as it was intended to do.
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I agree with you, Paul. This gun is in dire need of professional help. It just cannot be "cleaned up" and be used as is without it looking like the North end of a South-bound mule.
It is indeed a rare and unique item without question fully worthy of a total restoration if the barrels measure up. In my humble opinion, it would have to be re-stocked. The wood on this gun is not only bad, but very plain as well.
It's amazing what $5-6k will do. My vote for the job would be Dewey Vicknair. But then you're talking real money, because it would be as near perfect as human hands can achieve perfection.
JR
Last edited by John Roberts; 10/07/15 12:55 PM.
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Julia's auction yesterday. All plus the kicker.
EE 16 $52,500
EE 12 $30,000
DE 12 $16,000
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Since this gun is potentially of high value, I'd think you'd want to do a full photographic documentation of the condition before any work is done as well as document provenance.
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With all of the caveats mentioned by others, this gun looks to be'restorable'.
While I am only a few years into this business and have never taken on the challenge of a gun of this quality, I have put guns in worse condition back in the field.
Great find. Hope to follow along as decisions are made concerning this old Remington.
Mike
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"Julia's auction yesterday. All plus the kicker.
EE 16 $52,500
EE 12 $30,000
DE 12 $16,000"
Daryl
Thanks, as I didn't follow that auction; but if I'm not badly mistaken, those 1894's came from the estate of the recently deceased Andy Anderson. And also if I'm not mistaken, Andy's 16-bore EE was the gun featured years ago in the DGJ that had the word "Remington" spelled out within the Damascus pattern for the full length of both tubes. This gun was also in superb condition; so, and given that it is in all likelihood a "One Off", I'm not surprised at the final hammered price tag.
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Those two EE's in the Julia's auction are museum-quality pieces that bear no comparison to this gun in any way, other than name, grade, and gauge.
JR
Last edited by John Roberts; 10/07/15 02:30 PM.
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12g EE with new fangled steel barrels Them "new fangled steel" barrels makes it an EEO-Grade. Andy bought a 16-gauge DE-Grade at one of the Vintage Cups at Addieville, RI, 2012 or 2013, and I didn't find it in the Julia's auction?
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I'd do a full restoration on the shotgun.
I've seen a lot more time & money spent on a lot less deserving.
I bought a very early DE 1894 12ga in worse shape waiting in line for a do-over now.
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