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Remo II German Mauser 16ga, NO IMPORT MARKS! RARE!

I have a very hard to find blast from the past. It is a Remo II 16 gauge shotgun, which was made from a WWI era K98 Mauser action. These are gems to have in any milsurp collection! They are not technically military guns, as they were made for civilians, not for military use, but because they are made from old German Mauser actions, they would qualify as a milsurp, simply because that's what they were made from... military surplus guns!

The armistice that ended WWI prevented Germany from making any more Military rifles, so in order to keep the arsenals in business without having military contracts, they began making these guns. Two companies made these converted Mauser shotguns, Geha and Remo. The Remo's were made with superior quality over the Geha's, and there were fewer of them made, making these guns much harder to come by these days. Remo's came out first, in 1919 (in 12 gauge), which was almost immediately after WWI ended, and then Geha started up, making lower end guns for the more common folk to be able to afford. Remo discontinued their shotguns in 1933. Remo has always stood out as being the finest of the Mauser shotguns. It is hard to find them at all these days, and if you do, they are usually in not that good of shape. This one, however, is in fantastic shape, and it is so beautiful! In fact, the bore of this gun looks like it just came out of the factory yesterday!

I've taken this gun apart, and all of the numbers are matching, and there are serial numbers all over the place on this gun! I am not sure of the chamber length, therefore I have not shot it. I only have 2 3/4" shells, and I read that only a portion of these guns are chambered for 2 3/4". The rest are chambered in 2 9/16". If it is indeed a 2 9/16" chamber, you can either buy 2 1/2" shells for it or you can have a QUALIFIED gun smith lengthen the chamber to 2 3/4".

This, I believe, is a transitional model Remo (mid 1920's), as it has some of the features of the early guns, and some of the later features as well. These transitional guns are extremely hard to find! The early features on this gun are the welded (instead of screwed on) shell deflector, and a screwed on magazine floorplate (with a thumb screw). The later model features are a blued receiver, and non-filed safety (for sighting purposes). This gun also has the factory sling swivels. I'm not sure if this is an early or later feature. All Remo guns, both early and late, have fully choked barrels.

Another difference between the Remo's and Geha's is that the Geha's used K98 stocks, and Remo made their own walnut stocks in a sporter Mauser style, which included beautiful engraved checkering on the wrist of the stock, and a right-handed cheek rest. The checkering on this gun is still very crisp, showing that this gun was not handled and shot very much at all. As shown in picture number 32, there is a small hairline crack in the stock. Actually, it looks A LOT worse in the picture than in real life. This crack is very shallow, and the stock in very solid. You can see in picture number 53, where the stock is removed from the gun, that it is a very shallow crack. Apparently it was very common for the stocks on these guns to develop cracks in this same exact spot. That is what I have read, anyway.

The barrel is factory stamped "Nitro," specifying that is is designed for smokeless powder. There are also a bunch of other proof marks on the gun, many of which can only be seen if you remove the stock. I took pictures of all the markings and numbers that I can think of that are on the gun. On the receiver ring it is stamped "Remo II Cal. 16" with a "D.R.P.a." under it. On the shell deflector it is factory stamped RWE. with a previous owner's social security number engraved under that (which was a common practice of firearms owners in the mid-1900's).

The bluing on this gun has very little wear, considering that it is about 100 years old. It is in fantastic condition! No rust or pitting anywhere. A tiny bit of freckling in spots from age, but it is not rusty. This gun has been very well taken care of over the years, especially considering the journey that it has been on! I feel blessed to be able to enjoy it while I have it.

One VERY cool thing about this gun is that it has NO IMPORT MARKS!!! This means that it was likely captured during WWII, as these "cheap" guns were some of the first guns surrendered to ally forces during that war. Most of the time, I have read, these guns have Sarco's import marks on them. I have inspected this gun carefully, and there just are no import marks to be found. Special!!!

Because these guns were remanufactured into shotguns, the bolt doesn't come out of the receiver without first removing the bolt head, which was factory modified at Remo. You do this simply by removing the screw at the top, front of the bolt, which is pictured in picture number 49. This is important. Don't try to yank the bolt out because it seems stuck! It's not stuck. You just have to take that screw out and get the bolt head out first. Easy as pie.

Again, this gun is hard to find, especially in this great of condition. They are out there, but it is a true rarity. Here is your opportunity to own an awesome piece of firearm history. Don't miss out!

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