Remington Model 1900 KE Grade
Remington Arms Company · Shotgun · Out Of Production · 1900
Also known as: Remington 1900, Model 1900 KE
Overview
The Remington Model 1900 KE Grade is a side-by-side double-barrel, break-action hammerless boxlock shotgun produced from 1900 to 1910. Offered as an economy version of the earlier Model 1894, it was made in 10, 12 and 16 gauge with 28, 30 and 32 inch barrels. In Remington's grading scheme the base K grade denoted fluid (Remington) steel barrels, and the E suffix indicated the addition of automatic ejectors, making the KE Grade a steel-barreled gun with auto ejectors, double triggers, a matted top rib and a snap-on forearm.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3289 g (116.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1180 mm (46.46") |
| Barrel Length | 762 mm (30.00") |
| Action Type | Break Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Internal Hammer |
| Trigger Type | Double Trigger |
| Magazine Capacity | 2 rounds |
| Muzzle Velocity | 400 m/s (1312 fps) |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Smoothbore |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Case Hardened Receiver Blued Barrels |
Calibers
- 12 Gauge · primary — also known as 12ga, 12 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Break Open Double Barrel
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Side By Side Barrels, Boxlock Action, Top Lever Break Open, Automatic Ejectors, Double Triggers, Matted Top Rib, Snap On Forearm, Pistol Grip Stock, Hard Rubber Buttplate
Variants
- Remington Model 1900 K Grade - Base Extractor
- Remington Model 1900 KD Grade - Damascus Barrel
Base model
Service history
Operators
- American sporting shooters · adopted 1900
Production
Estimated total produced: 99,000 · Production years: 1900-1910
Approximately 99,000 Model 1900 shotguns produced across all grades and gauges
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Discontinued: 1910
Notes
Grade codes: K = Remington fluid-steel barrels, KE = steel barrels with automatic ejectors, KD = two-stripe Damascus barrels, KED = Damascus with ejectors. Serial numbers fell in the 300,000-399,000 range and were often prefixed with a stock letter such as Q. As a black-powder-era design many surviving examples are best kept to light or period-appropriate loads.
Background
Remington introduced the Model 1900 as a lower-priced companion to its first hammerless double, the Model 1894, giving turn-of-the-century American sportsmen an affordable boxlock side-by-side. Its snap-on forearm and simple grade lettering made it a common field gun until it was dropped in 1910.