Rem Model 11

[ebeeby]

The example here is in the 487XXX range , is marked "Military Finish" , has plain stock (FJA) and no ducks!

[gfguns]

This is my favorite Model 11 which has the duck scenes on the receiver and checkered commercial finished (varnished not oiled) wood.

[1563621]

That is sweet! 1941?

[gfguns]

That is sweet! 1941?

Actually it is a 1943. The date code is B for January and should be MM for 1943 but somehow one of the M's was left off. My theory is 1942 was the last single letter (L) year code and this being January 1943 someone did not realize (M) had been used in 1921 until it was too late. The decision was then made to go to (MM). Maybe it was planned before January to go to (MM) but some didn't get the memo. A single M is 1921 and we know it is not that. See the chart below

Remington Dates of Manufacture
This page is maintained because of it's popularity and search engine indexes
There is a new page which includes a diagram for location the barrel codes Manufacture Dates

The following serial number information is for
Remingtion firearms manufactured between 1921 and 1972.

Remingtons manufactured between 1921 and 1972 have a code located on the left side of the barrel near the frame that identifies the year and month of manufacture. The following letters correspond to the months of the year, for example B=January, L= February and so on:

B - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - X

The following letters correspond to the year of manufacture starting in 1921 and ending in 1972:

M - N - P - R - S - T - U - W - X - Y - Z - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - J - K - L - MM - NN - PP - RR - SS - TT - UU - WW - XX - YY - ZZ - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - J - K - L - M - N - P - R - S - T - U - W


B - Jan M - 1921 C - 1934 SS - 1947 G - 1960
L - Feb N - 1922 D - 1935 TT - 1948 H - 1961
A - Mar P - 1923 E - 1936 UU - 1949 J - 1962
C - Apr R - 1924 F - 1937 WW - 1950 K - 1963
K - May S - 1925 G - 1938 XX - 1951 L - 1964
P - Jun T - 1926 H - 1939 YY - 1952 M - 1965
O - Jul U - 1927 J - 1940 ZZ - 1953 N - 1966
W - Aug W - 1928 K - 1941 A - 1954 P - 1967
D - Sep X - 1929 L - 1942 B - 1955 R - 1968
E - Oct Y - 1930 MM - 1943 C - 1956 S - 1969
R - Nov Z - 1931 NN - 1944 D - 1957 T - 1970
X - Dec A - 1932 PP - 1945 E - 1958 U - 1971
B - 1933 RR - 1946 F - 1959 W - 1972

[Ltdave]

Actually it is a 1943. The date code is B for January and should be MM for 1943 but somehow one of the M's was left off. My theory is 1942 was the last single letter (L) year code and this being January 1943 someone did not realize (M) had been used in 1921 until it was too late. The decision was then made to go to (MM). Maybe it was planned before January to go to (MM) but some didn't get the memo. A single M is 1921 and we know it is not that. See the chart below

Remington Dates of Manufacture
This page is maintained because of it's popularity and search engine indexes
There is a new page which includes a diagram for location the barrel codes Manufacture Dates

The following serial number information is for
Remingtion firearms manufactured between 1921 and 1972.

Remingtons manufactured between 1921 and 1972 have a code located on the left side of the barrel near the frame that identifies the year and month of manufacture. The following letters correspond to the months of the year, for example B=January, L= February and so on:

B - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - X

The following letters correspond to the year of manufacture starting in 1921 and ending in 1972:

M - N - P - R - S - T - U - W - X - Y - Z - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - J - K - L - MM - NN - PP - RR - SS - TT - UU - WW - XX - YY - ZZ - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - J - K - L - M - N - P - R - S - T - U - W


B - Jan M - 1921 C - 1934 SS - 1947 G - 1960
L - Feb N - 1922 D - 1935 TT - 1948 H - 1961
A - Mar P - 1923 E - 1936 UU - 1949 J - 1962
C - Apr R - 1924 F - 1937 WW - 1950 K - 1963
K - May S - 1925 G - 1938 XX - 1951 L - 1964
P - Jun T - 1926 H - 1939 YY - 1952 M - 1965
O - Jul U - 1927 J - 1940 ZZ - 1953 N - 1966
W - Aug W - 1928 K - 1941 A - 1954 P - 1967
D - Sep X - 1929 L - 1942 B - 1955 R - 1968
E - Oct Y - 1930 MM - 1943 C - 1956 S - 1969
R - Nov Z - 1931 NN - 1944 D - 1957 T - 1970
X - Dec A - 1932 PP - 1945 E - 1958 U - 1971
B - 1933 RR - 1946 F - 1959 W - 1972

are these dates pretty accurate? could there be another set of codes for older guns?

mine (shown above) has D T which is Septermber 1926 but the patent dates on the barrel are 1900, 1902 and 1903. i have no reason to believe its not factory...

the serial is 3084xx and it has the widow maker safety (sliding lever inside the trigger guard, not a cross bolt). i was under the impression this was a mid to late teens manufactured gun...

[1563621]

My 358480 was made in 29.

[gfguns]

Hi Lt Dave
I guess anything is possible but based on the serial # as indicated by 1563621 I doubt it. Patent dates are not always a good indicator of the date of manufacture. Not sure what the patent dates are on my barrel but I will check it out. Thanks for your reply
Greg

[PhillipM]

What does grade "R" on the box signify?

[Bruce Canfield]

R = "Riot"

[Ltdave]

Hi Lt Dave
I guess anything is possible but based on the serial # as indicated by 1563621 I doubt it. Patent dates are not always a good indicator of the date of manufacture. Not sure what the patent dates are on my barrel but I will check it out. Thanks for your reply
Greg

youre right...

im getting to the point where i dont always get all of my numbers straight in my head anymore so maybe im thinking of some OTHER gun i have that dates to the teens...