• Remington 870 Wingmaster Serial Numbers
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Look up a Remington serial number by using Remington Serial Number Lookup. This service uses the two-letter codes stamped on the barrel of Remington rifles and shotguns to determine the age of the firearm. Designed by Wayne Leek, the Remington Model 1100 was introduced in 1963 as a successor to the Model 58 and 878 gas operated shotguns. 800-243-9700 is Remington's customer service number. Give them a call and they can date your 11 for you. Very few 11s have ever been worn out. I've seen old market hunter 11s with mag extensions and roached finishes over on the Shore with thousands of rounds (and waterfowl) behind them that run perfectly.

When was my rifle made?

After 1921, Remington employed a “date code” system which consists of a series of letters identifying the month and year of manufacture. This date code is typically 2-3 letters hand stamped on the jacket head (refer to the photograph below for location). The first letter in the code represents the month, the second (and sometimes third) letter represents the year. It is not uncommon for these letters to be stamped sideways.

When a rifle was returned to Remington for a repair, the factory would stamp a repair code. These codes read the same as the date code, but were followed by a “3”. It is not uncommon to find the “3” stamped backwards. For those rifles manufactured prior to 1921, rifles not found with a date code, or rifles found with ONLY a repair code, these will be dated best by using the serial number list at the bottom of the page.

Determining month of manufacture (FIRST LETTER)

B – January

L – February

A – March

C – April

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K – May

P – June

O – July

W – August

D – September

E – October

R – November

X – December

Determining year of manufacture (SECOND AND/OR THIRD LETTERS),

M – 1921 D – 1935

N – 1922 E – 1936

P– 1923 F – 1937

R – 1924 G – 1938

S – 1925 H – 1939

T – 1926 J – 1940

U – 1927 K – 1941

W – 1928 L – 1942

X – 1929 MM – 1943

Y – 1930 NN – 1944

Z – 1931 PP – 1945

A – 1932 RR – 1946

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B – 1933 SS – 1947

C – 1934 TT – 1948

UU – 1949 WW – 1950

These are the last serial numbers for each year of production for the Model 8

Year – Serial – Total

1906~2266 2266

1907~7754 5488

1908~12439 4685

1909~17168 4729

1910~21889 4721

1911~26489 4600

1912~30063 3574

1913~33041 2978

1914~35187 2146

1915~36938 1751

1916~38469 1711

1917~39918 1449

1918~40917 999

1919~42009 1092

1920~44825 2816

1921~45938 1113

1922~47297 1359

1923~48826 1529

1924~50136 1310

1925~51519 1383

1926~53160 1641

1927~55878 2718

1928~58741 2863

1929~61467 2726

1930~64024 2557

1931~65465 1441

1932~66360 895

1933~66867 507

1934~67676 809

1935~68841 1165

1936~69581 1010

1937~69485 96

1938~69488 3

1939~69490 2

* Despite these production totals, rifles as high as 69929 have been observed

These are the last serial numbers for each year of production for the Model 81

Year – Serial – Total

1936~1675 1675

1937~4895 3220

1938~6862 1967

1939~8872 2010

1940~12623 3751

1941~17748 5125

1942~21575 3827

1943~21579 4

1944~21694 115

1945~23809 2115

1946~30525 6716

1947~37104 6579

1948~43778 6674

1949~51187 7409

1950~55581 4394

* Despite these production totals, rifles as high as 57949 have been observed