Odd serial number

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Odd serial number

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I pulled this orphaned forend out of a bin of parts at a gun show. It appears to be from a 16ga Sterlingworth but the serial number is below 350000. It is 310768.
What would be up with this? Worth the 10 bucks I paid either way.
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On closer inspection, it's not from a Sterlingworth at all, it's from a Remington 1900. Amazing how similar they look without a comparative example in hand.
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Re: Odd serial number

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It is from a KED-Grade, and is a lower serial number than I've previously recorded for a KED-Grade. Remington Arms Co. introduced the K-Grade, plain extractor and Remington Steel barrels, with an insert in some of their 1899 catalogs. The first 1901 Remington Arms Co. catalog shows the KED-Grade, ejectors and two-stripe Damascus barrels, as being ready July 1, 1901 --
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Thank you Researcher. Your knowledge and that of others on the forum always astounds me.
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