Here is some information that you can get from you serial number after 1921 Remington's 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. Does this coding system work for shotguns too? It says it does, but I find no codes stamped on my barrel that look like what's described here. I have an 870 Wingmaster in excellent condition w/a 28', Modified choked barrel that has a 2-3/4' chamber. There are various stampings around the barrel, such as an 'H', but it's all by itself with no other marks that look like they would go with it. The serial number begins and ends with the letter 'V'; would that help? I'd like to know when it was made, can anyone help??

Williamcprice wrote:I just recently purchased a Remington 1100 shotgun that has a serial number on the receiver that is 'L79xxxxV'. I'm trying to figure out when it was made and from what I read on a site it stated the first letter would be the month and then the first two numbers would be the year (so mine would be Feb 1979?!?). Does anyone know if that is correct?

Thanks All the codes above refer to the barrel codes, not the serial number. M/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 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 1964 TO APPROX. 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) L-68, M-74, N-78, P-85, R-90 LETTER SUFFIX SAME STRUCTURE AS THE M/870.

There are no publically accessible serial number databases for these rifles. How to play skyrim. However if you contact Remington Customer Service they can tell you.