It's a plain 870 (not Wingmaster), with the ribbed type forearm, plain butt (870AP?).īarrel serial number matches receiver number. Is a low serial number something that a collector would pay a premium for, versus a later shotgun in similar condition?īluing is somewhat worn –– maybe 85-90 percent intact - most of the wear is on the operating rods/magazineīarrel has a few small spots of worn bluing, evidence of minor surface rust, a few scratchesįurniture has a few dings, scratches, but basically sound Yeah, I know, the newbies always want to know what something is worth. Does early manufacture add significantly to the historical or collectible value of an 870. But I am curious about what I have exactly. I visited a local gun shop and they had a true Wingmaster on the rack. I recently started looking for a 20 to hunt with due to medical issues. I always wanted a 20 gauge since I was a kid. Obviously, I'm not going to hack up the barrel on this shotgun now that I know how old it is. Greetings Gents, I am a new posted on this site (be gentle, please). I figured it was pretty early since it has a four digit (plus one letter) serial number (barely over 25xx) - strangely, the barrel has a serial number too, and it matches the receiver. Since the 870 was introduced in 1950, I assume that makes this one of the first ones made. If I'm reading the Remington date codes correctly, then this shotgun was made in February 1950. When I got it home it dawned on me that I better find out how old it is in case I needed to enter it in my C&R bound book (it looked old enough to be nearly 50 years old). LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)ġ964 TO APPROX.Today I picked up a old Remington 870 with the intention of chopping down the barrel to 18 or 20 inches for a home defense type firearm. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) Does anyone know if that is correct? ThanksĪll the codes above refer to the barrel codes, not the serial number.ġ950 TO APPROX 1968:NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIXġ968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) I'm trying to figure out when it was made and from what I read on a site it stated the first letter would be the month and then the first two numbers would be the year (so mine would be Feb 1979?!?). Williamcprice wrote:I just recently purchased a Remington 1100 shotgun that has a serial number on the receiver that is "L79xxxxV". They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01. 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. 2 3/4 and 3 (top line) 3 1/2 only with Super Mag receiver (bottom line) on the left, I. The only barrel markings are the traditional Remington Arms Company Ilions, NY on the right and (star) 12 GA. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above. I recently purchased a used 870 12 ga with a 26 barrel. Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. 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. The following letters correspond to the months of the yearī - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - Xġ - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 Remington's manufactured after 1921 have a code located on the left side of the barrel near the frame that identifies the year and month of manufacture. Here is some information that you can get from you serial number after 1921
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