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. 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. 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. Serial Numbers by date (factory record book) – 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 Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington. The following letters correspond to the months of the year. 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX. Back up what they tell you with this information DECODING REMINGTON SERIAL NUMBERS. Have a code located on the left side of the barrel Remingtons 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. Call Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they due make errors.
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