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The following serial numberinformation is forRemingtion firearmsmanufactured after 1921Remingtons manufactured after 1921have a code located on the left side of the barrelnear the frame that identifies the year and month ofmanufacture.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:43 pmCary wrote:How do I find out the date of manufacture for my 870 Express using the serial number? Is there a key for deciphering the serial number to figure this out? Thanks for your help.CaryCall Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they due make errors.Back up what they tell you with this information;DECODING REMINGTON SERIAL NUMBERSModel 870 LETTER PREFIX1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX1968 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-05Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE)V 12 GA. (2 3/4”)M 12 GA. MAGNUM (3”)A 12 GA.
Remington 870 Serial Number Lookup Rem870.com Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle or shotgun 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. The Remington Model 870 is a pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms. They reached two million guns by 1973 (ten times the number of Model 31 shotguns it replaced). As of 1983, the 870 held the record for best-selling.
“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 PREFIX1963 TO APPROX.
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