![]() ![]() Vanderlinden's and Shirley's research showed that the importation of FN Auto 5's ended for all intents and purposes in Dec. When your gun was later returned to Remington for service (indicated by the numeral 3) it was stamped just like the diagram only there were no other date codes or inspector's marks to push it that far up the barrel so it was stamped directly preceeding the choke marking.Īs far a the remark about the "Mythical 10,000". It was located very near the breech or barrel extension. Your gun was produced much earlier than that and the only marking on the left hand side of the barrel when it left the factory was the choke marking (Full). Like my wife likes to tell me "you're not communicating well".įirst off the the "Date Code" diagram on the Remington Site only applies to guns produced in 1921 or later. It contains a great deal of information on the Model 11. PM me your E-mail address and I will be happy to send you a copy of the article. This accounts for serial numbers above those listed in the records for the individual years of manufacture and serial numbers not following the prior numbering nomenclature for the two Models such as the "S" preceding Sportsman serial numbers. Remington, although ceasing manufacturing, continued assembling and selling Model 11's from parts on hand, mixing parts for both Models. My 20 GA falls above the highest serial number listed as well. However, this doesn't mean the gun is not an original Model 11. The highest serial number listed for the 12 GA 5 shot Model is listed at 794,899 and the Sportsman Model is listed at 602,466. Manufacture of the Model 11 ceased in 1948. Tipton's article also notes Sportsman Models have serial numbers preceded by the letter "S". Neither of these guns have their original barrels, so the dates of manufacture of the barrels and receivers do not match. ![]() I own both a 3 shot 16 GA Sportsman Model and a 5 shot Model 20 GA. The barrel must be original to the receiver in order to date the manufacturing date of the receiver by the barrel code. In the article he lists both barrel codes and serial numbers for the Model 11. James Tipton did an article for the Remington Society on the Remington Model 11 several years ago. ![]()
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