#Remington model 12 age by serial number serial number
#Remington model 12 age by serial number serial
#Remington model 12 age by serial number upgrade
#Remington model 12 age by serial number code

#Remington model 12 age by serial number code

For shotguns with removeable barrels, the code will be valid for the manufacture of the barrel maybe for the receiver, as barrels do get switched around.Īccording to the “Blue Book of Gun Values”, the coding continues as follows:ī – L – A – C – K – P – O – W – D – E – R – Xġ – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle on the left side, just forward of the receiver the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture. Information confirming the manufacturing coding used by Remington can be found online.ĭecoder is based on following information: **The first letter on your barrel is the month your firearm was manufactured the second letter is the year it was manufactured. *Please note that Remington repeats the alphabet approximately every 26 years, therefore you may see several possible manufacturing dates. Remington 870 Followers Overview (Vang Comp Systems, CDM Gear, SBE Precision, GG&G, S&J Hardware, Scattergun Technologies, Choate, Nordic)ġ0 Must Have Upgrades for Your Remington 870 Shotgun

#Remington model 12 age by serial number upgrade

Magazine Extensions for Remington 870 Shotgun (Nordic Components, Choate, TacStar, Remington, ATI)ġ0 Steps to Upgrade Your Remington 870 Express to Police Version I am assuming a barrel swap somewhere along the way during its journey.Remington 1100 Shotgun, Upgrades and Accessoriesħ Remington 870 Upgrade Ideas for Less Than $20 The X suffix supposedly means 20ga 2 3/4”. anyone know where I might be able to find a replacement barrel? Do I need a LT LW etc barrel?Īny insight or help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!! can anyone guesstimate the actual date/age of the gun and the barrel? whats The difference between LW, LT, and mine with no designation? is this truly a 2 3/4” receiver and is the 3” barrel unsafe?

#Remington model 12 age by serial number serial

Can someone shed light on the receiver serial number? I am assuming a barrel swap somewhere along the way during its journey. Although the gun does have checkered forend/grip, ivory style diamond cap, and fluer de lie style engraving, which I had heard wasn’t introduced until 1970 on the 1100’s. The P places date of gun around 1967 most likely or 1995 but assuming due to condition most likely 1967. Not sure why the stamping is so poor quality (see pic). Barrel stamping number is A P L 17 or A D L 17. Was hoping someone here could lend their expertise. Resurrection of an old thread but this seems to be describing exactly what might be going on with a recent 1100 20ga I bought. 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 SAME STRUCTURE AS THE Model 870 listed aboveġ987 TO PRESENT: 'PC' 12 GA., 1999 'TL' 20 GA., LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 'LT')ġ963 TO APPROX. 'LIGHT WEIGHT' ('LW') (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 'LT') Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE)

#Remington model 12 age by serial number serial number

Since letters have obviously been repeated, it's vital to know when your Remington model was introduced/discontinued.Ĭall 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) Only Remington can give an owner a DOM for a gun from this era, that carries no date code - via the gun's serial number. Remington resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01. The date code was marked only on the end flap of the shipping box. (**) On 8/9/99, Remington stopped stamping the barrels with the date code.

(*) the years 1943 through 1953 had double letters: ie, MM = 1943 For shotguns with removable barrels, the code will be valid for the manufacture of the barrel maybe for the receiver, as barrels do get switched around.Īccording to the 'Blue Book of Gun Values'& ''The Remington Society', the coding continues as follows:ī - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - Xġ - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 Remington Year of Manufacture Codes may be found on the barrel of your Remington rifle on the left side, just forward of the receiver the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture.