REMINGTON WINGMASTER SERIAL NUMBER DATES SERIAL NUMBER

REMINGTON WINGMASTER SERIAL NUMBER DATES SERIAL NUMBER

Year:_Code: Īs maybe seen, the year code letters duplicate some knowledge of when the model was introduced should resolve the actual year of manufacture. To the best I was able to dig into the serial number for this 870, it may well be a post-2007 manufacture date after Cerberus Capital Management acquired Remington. Barrel date code is 'BV' indicating manufacture in. 14' length of pull to original Remington Butt Pad. Barrel retains excellent tight choke(See photo with choke gauge). The first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture.Īs noted above, for shotguns with removeable barrels, the code will be valid for the manufacture of the barrel maybe for the receiver, as barrels do get switched around.Īccording to the 'Blue Book of Gun Values', the coding continues as follows (edited to reflect the intro year of the OP's Model 870) :ī - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - Xġ - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 NO RESERVE auction starting at 1.00 for a Remington Model 870 Wingmaster pump action shotgun.

This hunting rifle featured a rotary breech block as well as a side ejection in conjunction with a free-floating barrel. The Remington Date Codes are always stamped into the barrel's lower side, near the rear - just ahead of the receiver. The Remington Model 742 Woodsmaster is a semi-automatic rifle that was produced by Remington Arms from 1960 until 1980 in numbers around 1.4 million. AFAIK, The receiver cannot be dated by SN, but the bbl can, AND hopefully the bbl is original to the receiver.

Remington wingmaster serial number dates