A product of the Remington Custom Shop, the Premier Grade represented the top tier of Remington's factory offerings. Starting with a full top-to-bottom hand fitting of all components in the firearm, the Premier arm would also receive detailed engraving and top rate gold inlay, in addition to a very fancy walnut stock; the metal work alone could represent 80 man-hours of work. In addition to the ramp blade front sight, adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight and standard markings, the barrel is decorated with a 2 3/4 inch wedge of punch-dot backed scroll engraving at the breech, partially enveloping the rear sight. The receiver coverage is over 95% fine scroll and punch dots with line and dot accents along the lower edges, hand-engraved model markings/serial number on the underside, an engraved magazine and an engraved ram's head on top. Both sides show three outdoor scene panels with gold inlaid animals. The left shows a bear at the side of a lake, a moose walking in the woods and a ram on a prominent rock, and the right shows a wildcat resting on a rock and a deer and an antelope running through the grass. The right side scenes warrant particular note; in defiance of the typical arrangement of three disconnected scenes, the right panels all share a single background with the same water and distant wooded shore behind the cat and deer and a small hill behind the deer and antelope. The central panel on the left side bears the initials "RPR" (Robert P. Runge) inside the border. Fitted with a checkered, fancy, American walnut stock with an engraved cap on the beavertail forearm, hard rubber Remington grip cap, a blank inscription panel on the underside and a serrated plastic buttplate.

Excellent with 97% plus original blue finish and a few minor handling marks overall. The engraving is all sharply executed including the fine detail in the background scenes and on the animals. The stock is excellent with a few light dents, crisp checkering and fine grain. Mechanically excellent.