SAME STRUCTURE AS THE Model 870 listed aboveġ987 TO PRESENT: “PC” 12 GA., 1999 “TL“ 20 GA. Description: Slide-action, solid-breech, hammerless, takedown, side-ejection rifle. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)ġ963 TO APPROX. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE) ![]() My serial number is on the bottom of the receiver and shows RW 430072. I bought a 12a pump action 22lr and the serial numbers online do not seem to go back far enough. Jim Tipton and I are good friends and with the constant examples of early Remington guns showing up, he feels that the Remington records that he researched for his article in 2000 were not complete nor accurate.Call or email Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they do make errors.īack up what they tell you with this information ġ950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIXġ968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) Sorry for such a long post but hopefully it helps. That is the initial order of 10,000 Auto 5's was produced and taken delivery of within the first year. 1903 when they entered into a contract with Remington to produce the weapons exclusively for the American market, long before 10,000 Auto 5's were produced let alone shipped to Browning Brothers Arms Company.Īlthough, Browning Arms and their historian still stand by what has been documented in their records. Vanderlinden's and Shirley's research showed that the importation of FN Auto 5's ended for all intents and purposes in Dec. When your gun was later returned to Remington for service (indicated by the numeral 3) it was stamped just like the diagram only there were no other date codes or inspector's marks to push it that far up the barrel so it was stamped directly preceeding the choke marking.Īs far a the remark about the "Mythical 10,000". Pederson, was introduced in 1909 and produced through 1936. We've been providing the shooting and hunting community with parts for repairs and restorations since 1950. The Remington Model 12 is a slide-action, solid-breech, hammerless, takedown, side-ejection rifle. It was located very near the breech or barrel extension. Shop for Remington Model 12 parts and schematics with Numrich Gun Parts. Your gun was produced much earlier than that and the only marking on the left hand side of the barrel when it left the factory was the choke marking (Full). Like my wife likes to tell me "you're not communicating well".įirst off the the "Date Code" diagram on the Remington Site only applies to guns produced in 1921 or later. It contains a great deal of information on the Model 11. PM me your E-mail address and I will be happy to send you a copy of the article. This accounts for serial numbers above those listed in the records for the individual years of manufacture and serial numbers not following the prior numbering nomenclature for the two Models such as the "S" preceding Sportsman serial numbers. Remington, although ceasing manufacturing, continued assembling and selling Model 11's from parts on hand, mixing parts for both Models. My 20 GA falls above the highest serial number listed as well. ![]() However, this doesn't mean the gun is not an original Model 11. Contact Remington through their Help Center by e-mail at or call their historian at 1-80 Mon-Fri 9-5 EST. The highest serial number listed for the 12 GA 5 shot Model is listed at 794,899 and the Sportsman Model is listed at 602,466. If your firearm does have a serial number, if you will call or email to the address below, the serial number and model number we can determine the approximate age of your firearm. Manufacture of the Model 11 ceased in 1948. Tipton's article also notes Sportsman Models have serial numbers preceded by the letter "S". Neither of these guns have their original barrels, so the dates of manufacture of the barrels and receivers do not match. I own both a 3 shot 16 GA Sportsman Model and a 5 shot Model 20 GA. The barrel must be original to the receiver in order to date the manufacturing date of the receiver by the barrel code. In the article he lists both barrel codes and serial numbers for the Model 11. ![]() James Tipton did an article for the Remington Society on the Remington Model 11 several years ago.
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