REMINGTON DATES OF MANUFACTURE For Remington guns made 1921-1972 only. We have no data for Remingtons made at other times. A two or three letter code on the left side of the barrel identifies the month and year of manufacture.
If you are looking for more information about your particular Remington firearms, then the serial number can give you some useful insight into the date of manufacture of your specific gun. In the picture below, you will see an example from a newer Remington 597 rifle with a manufacturing date of April 2006. You can use the serial number to quickly decipher the date by using the chart below. To determine the date, you need to look for the letters stamped on the left side of the barrel. The first letter will give you the month code. The next letter (possibly 2 letters) will give you the year code.
MONTH CODE
YEAR CODE
M
N
P
R
S
T
U
W
X
Y
Z
A
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
MM
NN
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
PP
RR
SS
TT
UU
WW
XX
YY
ZZ
A
B
C
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
P
R
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
S
T
U
W
X
Y
Z
I
O
Q
V
A
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Z
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Remington Model 11-48 Serial Number Lookup
Please note that during the years of 1999, 2000, & 2001 (highlighted in red above), Remington did not stamp the date code on the barrels. The date code during these years was just placed on the box. Now, this doesn't help much in many circumstances, because how likely is it that the box will still be around for as long as the gun exists. A gun made of steel and wood can stand the test of time. A paper box will likely not. Most people will have disposed of the box a long time ago, and so it's unfortunate that the serial numbers were not stamped on the barrel during those 3 years. Thankfully, after 2001, Remington went back to having the serial numbers stamped on the barrel again.
One thing that you might notice when you examine the chart above, the letters for the year code repeat themselves. This means that sometimes you will have to consider the specific model of Remington firearm that you have. For instance, if you have a Remington rifle that you know was made a long time ago, then you won't expect the year date code to be from recent times. Some models of Remington guns were only produced during a certain time period. Knowing that can also help you to better decipher the date codes from your Remington firearms serial numbers.
Remington Model 11 Serial Number Date Chart
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