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Remington Serial Number Lookup
Remington Model 870 SP-T Thumbhole Remington Model 870 SPS-T Super Mag Remington Model 870 SPS-T/20 Remington Model 870 Special Purpose Thumbhole Remington Model 870 XCS Marine Magnum Remington Model 870 SPS MAX Gobbler Remington Model 870 20 Ga. Lightweight Magnum Remington Model 870 Wingmaster 100th Anniversary Remington Model 870 with Claro. Oh, and Remington introduced the 870 Wingmaster Shotgun. Mi pc suite for mac. Since introduction in January 1950, Remington has sold some number bigger than 10 million of 870 shotguns. I know that because back in 2009, they made a big deal out of producing the 10 millionth one. 870 Special Field 870 Wingmaster Youth 870 Express 870 Express Combo 870 Express Youth Deer Gun 870 Express Youth Turkey Camo 870 Wingmaster 3' 870 Wingmaster Jr. 870 Express Jr. NWTF 870 Wingmaster Dale Earnhardt Tribute. 28 gauge: 870 Wingmaster Plain barrel 870 Wingmaster Vent Rib barrel 870 Wingmaster matched pair w/.410 870 Wingmaster SA. I have a 20' 12ga. 870 Wingmaster made in 1979 (according to the serial number). It has been hand etched for the Georgia State Patrol so I suppose that at one time this was a patrol car gun. I got it from a Sporting Goods store here in Oregon back in 1990 when they bought a batch of used shotguns and put them on sale.
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Remington 870 Wingmaster Serial Age
.270 WIN Posts: 216 Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:08 pm | Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:50 am Call or email Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they do make errors. Back up what they tell you with this information; DECODING REMINGTON SERIAL NUMBERS Model 870 LETTER PREFIX 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 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-05 Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE) V 12 GA. (2 3/4”) M 12 GA. MAGNUM (3”) A 12 GA. “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 PREFIX 1963 TO APPROX. 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) L-68, M-74, N-78, P-85, R-90 Model 1100 LETTER SUFFIX SAME STRUCTURE AS THE Model 870 listed above Model 1187 LETTER PREFIX 1987 TO PRESENT: “PC” 12 GA., 1999 “TL“ 20 GA., 2000 “SM” SUPER MAG. LETTER SUFFIX NO LETTER SUFFIX ON THIS MODEL Then look on the left side of the barrel near the receiver and look for a two letter date code stamp and follow this chart with the first letter being the month and the second being the year the barrel was made; Month B - Jan L - Feb A - Mar C - Apr K - May P - Jun O - Jul W - Aug D - Sep E - Oct R - Nov X - Dec Year M - 1921 N - 1922 P - 1923 R - 1924 S - 1925 T - 1926 U - 1927 W - 1928 X - 1929 Y - 1930 Z - 1931 A - 1932 B - 1933 C - 1934 D - 1935 E - 1936 F - 1937 G - 1938 H - 1939 J - 1940 K - 1941 L - 1942 MM - 1943 NN - 1944 PP - 1945 RR - 1946 SS - 1947 TT - 1948 UU - 1949 WW - 1950 XX - 1951 YY - 1952 ZZ - 1953 A - 1954 B - 1955 C - 1956 D - 1957 E - 1958 F - 1959 G - 1960 H - 1961 J - 1962 K - 1963 L - 1964 M - 1965 N - 1966 P - 1967 R - 1968 S - 1969 T - 1970 U - 1971 W - 1972 X - 1973 Y - 1974 Z - 1975 I - 1976 O - 1977 Q - 1978 V - 1979 A - 1980 B - 1981 C - 1982 D - 1983 E - 1984 F - 1985 G - 1986 H - 1987 I - 1988 J - 1989 K - 1990 L - 1991 M - 1992 N - 1993 O - 1994 P - 1995 Q - 1996 R - 1997 S - 1998 T - 1999 (*) U - 2000 (*) V - 2001 (*) W - 2002 X - 2003 Y - 2004 Z - 2005 A - 2006 B - 2007 C - 2008 D - 2009 E - 2010 F - 2011 G - 2012 H - 2013 I - 2014 Merry Christmas Everybody We have done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing! |