What is the manufacture date of Springfield Model 1903 serial 1293345? Update: It's important to note that the barrel on the shotgun MAY not be the barrel that was originally on the shotgun at purchase.

They have date code stamps on the barrel which can be looked up on the manufacture date link on the Remington Society of America. What year is a Remington wingmaster model 870 with the serial number 35150w? The Remington factory could probably date it by serial number. Of course, if the barrel is not the original barrel for the gun that complicates things. The barrel date code is the primary method of dating a Remington. Lookup date code on Remington Society of America here: How do you find out the date of manufacture for a Remington Model 870 Wingmaster? Manufacture date of Remington Wingmaster 12 gauge model 870 serial 1166067X? 1950 is WW, 1951 is XX, 52 is YY, 53 is ZZ, 54 is A,55 is B, 56 is C, 57 is D, 58 is E, 59 is F, 60 is G, 61 is H, 62is J, 63 is K, 64 is L, 65 is M, 66 is N, 67 is P, and 1968 is R.That is all that you should need because in 1968 Remington changedthe serial number structure and added a letter to the front of theserial number. The next two or one letter represents the year ofmanufacture. If it still has the original barrel look at the left side of thebarrel back toward the receiver and get the date code - it will bea series of two letters or three letters - the first letter is themonth represented by BLACKPOWDERX B being January and X beingDecember.

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If your firearm does have a serial number, if you will call or email us the serial number and model number we can determine the approximate age of your firearm.

Remington 870 age by serial number