You can shoot both a 2 1/2 and a 3 inch shell.
No external hammer to allow single action fire.
SINGLE? external hammer? The other is not missing? If this is a double it could be one of several models sometimes determined by the serial no because of quantity made but otherwise a good description is needed. Remington did not make a single external hammer shotgun. If you think this is incorrect send me mail/picture hit the service desk at the Remington Society of America and mail comes to me. http://remingtonsociety.com
50-100
No, Armie Hammer is not single.
About turn of the century
Provide a detailed description including gauge, barrel length, all markings, overall condition and finish.
The hammer does not truly fall, it is driven by the force of a spring. When released by the trigger, it is driven forward in a fraction of a second, moving fast enough to barely be visible while moving. The exact speed will depend on the force of the spring, weight and length of the hammer, but I would estimate the hammer moves around 200 feet per second.
Early nineteen hundreds would be an accurate guess, I believe.
Manufactured by Meriden Fire Arms Co, 1905-1915, for Sears Roebuck & Co.
Single action means the trigger only performs a single action; it drops the hammer to fire the gun. The hammer on a single action gun must be cocked before the gun can be fired.
The single-action trigger performs only the one action of releasing the hammer to fire the bullet. The hammer must be cocked for this to occurr.
The average length of a single human nephron is approximately 30-35 mm.