![]() 2K views 3 replies 4 participants last post by only winchesters Jun 17, 2008. To identify the production year of your Remington 870, locate the serial number on the firearm, and refer to Remington’s serial number guide or contact their customer service. Model 12 production by year and serial numbers. They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01. The Remington 870 is a popular shotgun model, and determining its manufacturing year can be important for collectors and enthusiasts. They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box. On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above. Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. REMINGTON & SONS WHITMORE MODELS Model Years ser. Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles, as the company rarely changed barrels on a customer’s rifle. Your rifle doesn’t have a serial number because it was made before the Gun Control Act of 1968 and long guns weren’t required to have serial numbers so many manufacturers didn’t use them on certain models. Serial Numbers by date (factory record book)Ī few other serial lists… NO A LOT LOOK HERE! B – Jan The Remington date code is DM on the left side of the barrel. – K – P – O – W – D – E – R – X Barrel Code Location Diagram Months of the year, for example B=January, L= February Near the frame that identifies the year and month of Description: Slide-Action centerfire rifle Introduction Year: 1923 Year Discontinued: 1935 Total Production:Approximately: 33,000 Designer/Inventor: C.C. My barrel is stamped (twice) ZZ, near the receiver, which that chart shows as being made in 1953 (and that Z was used in 1931). Another ( Remington Manufacture Dates) says a two letter code on the barrel reveals the year of manufacture. As was the company’s usual practice, Remington offered the Model 12 in several grades: 12A (Basic Model), 12B (Gallery Model. This website ( Remington Model 31 - Wikipedia) indicates the model 31 was made from 1931 to 1949. It featured a compact receiver and a tubular magazine. Have a code located on the left side of the barrel The Model 12 was Remington’s first successful pump-action.
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