.270 WIN Posts: 216 Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:08 pm | Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:50 am 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. Back up what they tell you with this information; DECODING REMINGTON SERIAL NUMBERS Model 870 LETTER PREFIX 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) S-68, T-74, V-78, W-84, X-90, A-91, B-94, C-97, D-01, AB-05 Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE) V 12 GA. (2 3/4”) M 12 GA. MAGNUM (3”) A 12 GA. “SUPER” MAGNUM (3 ½”) W 16 GA. ( 2 ¾” ) X 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME” (DISCONTINUED) N 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME MAGNUM” (DISCONTINUED) K 20 GA. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) U 20 GA. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) J 28 GA. H .410 BORE (2 ½” OR 3”) Model 1100 LETTER PREFIX 1963 TO APPROX. 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) L-68, M-74, N-78, P-85, R-90 Model 1100 LETTER SUFFIX SAME STRUCTURE AS THE Model 870 listed above Model 1187 LETTER PREFIX 1987 TO PRESENT: “PC” 12 GA., 1999 “TL“ 20 GA., 2000 “SM” SUPER MAG. LETTER SUFFIX NO LETTER SUFFIX ON THIS MODEL Then look on the left side of the barrel near the receiver and look for a two letter date code stamp and follow this chart with the first letter being the month and the second being the year the barrel was made; Month B - Jan L - Feb A - Mar C - Apr K - May P - Jun O - Jul W - Aug D - Sep E - Oct R - Nov X - Dec Year M - 1921 N - 1922 P - 1923 R - 1924 S - 1925 T - 1926 U - 1927 W - 1928 X - 1929 Y - 1930 Z - 1931 A - 1932 B - 1933 C - 1934 D - 1935 E - 1936 F - 1937 G - 1938 H - 1939 J - 1940 K - 1941 L - 1942 MM - 1943 NN - 1944 PP - 1945 RR - 1946 SS - 1947 TT - 1948 UU - 1949 WW - 1950 XX - 1951 YY - 1952 ZZ - 1953 A - 1954 B - 1955 C - 1956 D - 1957 E - 1958 F - 1959 G - 1960 H - 1961 J - 1962 K - 1963 L - 1964 M - 1965 N - 1966 P - 1967 R - 1968 S - 1969 T - 1970 U - 1971 W - 1972 X - 1973 Y - 1974 Z - 1975 I - 1976 O - 1977 Q - 1978 V - 1979 A - 1980 B - 1981 C - 1982 D - 1983 E - 1984 F - 1985 G - 1986 H - 1987 I - 1988 J - 1989 K - 1990 L - 1991 M - 1992 N - 1993 O - 1994 P - 1995 Q - 1996 R - 1997 S - 1998 T - 1999 (*) U - 2000 (*) V - 2001 (*) W - 2002 X - 2003 Y - 2004 Z - 2005 A - 2006 B - 2007 C - 2008 D - 2009 E - 2010 F - 2011 G - 2012 H - 2013 I - 2014 Merry Christmas Everybody We have done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing! |
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. Contact Remington through their Help Center by e-mail at info@remington.com or call their historian at 1-800-243-9700 Mon-Fri 9-5 EST.
Description: Gas operated 5-shot autoloading shotgun
Remington Model 1100 Trap 12 gauge, 30 inch vent rib barrel, great looking wood, 13 1/2 inch LOP. 98% over-all condition. A great example of both form and function. $997.00 plus shipping to your local FFL dealer. Serial number 4916962. On the lower right was the serial number preceded by DU. A quantity of 600 of these guns were sold directly to DU Chapters for fundraising dinners in 1973, and 10,000 were sold conventionally. 1975 - Remington offered a 12-gauge Model 1100 TB Trap Gun in right- and left-hand versions, in either regular Trap or Monte Carlo stock styles. Description: remington 1100 trap-t in 12 ga. Cal., with 25' barrel. Serial number n159821v. Remington model 1100 trap-t (weighted) in 12 gauge caliber, single bead vent rib barrel with shiny bore and fixed trap choke, wood very good to excellent, 14¼” l.o.p., some freckling on the receiver, 93%+ overall condition, our stock # d706. Serial number ends with X or N Remington Shotgun Barrels Model 11-87 12ga 2 ¾”, or 3” Mag.
Remington Model 24 Serial Numbers
Introduction Year: 1963
Year Discontinued: Currently in production
Total Production: N/A
Designer/Inventor: Wayne Leek
Action Type: Autoloading
Caliber/Gauge: 12-gauge (1963), 20-gauge (1964), 16-gauge (1964),28-gauge (1969), .410 bore (1969)
Serial Number Blocks: N/A
Remington 870 Serial Number Age
Grades Offered:
1100 Field – 'Standard' Grade
1100 TB – 'Trap' Grade w/ better wood
1100 SA – 'Skeet' Grade
1100 SB – 'Skeet' Grade w/ better wood
1100 D – 'Tournament' Grade
1100 F – 'Premier' Grade
Variations:
Magnum Duck Gun
Deer Gun
Lightweight 20-gauges (LW – New 1967) (LT – New 1977)
150th Anniversary edition – 1966
Matched Pairs in .410 bore & 28-gauge skeet (New 1969)
Left hand in 12 & 20 gauge (New 1972, 12 & 16-gauges)
Youth Gun 20-gauge
Synthetic Models (12 & 20-gauge, also Camo)
Ducks Unlimited Commemorative versions
Bicentennial model
75th Anniversary edition Limited Edition 'One of Three Thousand'
Special Field (New 1983)
Sportsman Autoloader
Special Purpose
Sporting (New 2000)
Premier Sporting (New 2010)
Classic Trap (New 2000)
Classic Field (New 2006) (12, 20, 16, 28, & .410)
Tournament Skeet (2004)
Competition (New 2006)
G3 (New 2007)
Tac-2 & Tac-4 (New 2007)
Competition Synthetic (New 2011)
50th Anniversary (2013)
200th Anniversary (2016)