Winchester Firearms Manufacturing Dates by Serial Number and Year 1866 through the early 1990s Below is the download link for a special resource for dating Winchester firearms. These pages were scanned from documents compiled over the years by the customer service department of Winchester Repeating Arms. Example: In this example, tractor serial number was 900 was built in 1981 because it is after the first serial number for 1981 but before the first number for 1982. The list only shows the number from the first tractor built in each year. Unless you happen to have the first first tractor off the production line, then your particular number will not be on the list. Serial Number Lookup Enter your Ruger® serial number above to view its model number, product line, caliber, production status, ship date and instruction manual. Note: This service is provided as reference only, and accuracy is not guaranteed. Model 1100 History. The evolution of this shotgun started with the design of the Remington model 11-48, then the Model 58s and the 878s. The original version of the Remington 1100 shotgun came out only in the 12 gauge in 1963, followed by the 16 gauge and 20 gauge in 1964, and finally the.410 gauge Remington 1100 in 1969.
DO NOT SHOOT LEAD AMMUNITION THROUGH YOUR DESERT EAGLE, PLEASE REFER TO THE RECOMMENDED AMMUNITION LIST HERE. KAHR ARMS AND MAGNUM RESEARCH DOES NOT ALLOW INDIVIDUALS OR DEALERS TO BRING FIREARMS TO OUR FACTORY FOR REPAIR. GUNS FOR REPAIR MUST BE SENT TO THE FACTORY ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION OUTLINED BELOW.
Magnum Research handguns returned to the factory for service or repair should be sent to:
Magnum Research, Inc.
12602 33rd Avenue SW
Pillager, MN 56473
Attn: Warranty Service Department
Contact Magnum Research Technical Support Department to receive a Return Authorization number before shipping a firearm to the factory. You can do this by online (RA request form) or by calling 218-746-3459 . PISTOLS SHIPPED TO THE FACTORY MUST BE SENT PREPAID. THE MAGNUM RESEARCH SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT ACCEPT COLLECT SHIPMENTS.
The Federal Gun Control Act does not prohibit an individual from shipping a firearm directly to the manufacturer for service or repair.
However, some states or localities prohibit this. If you live in such a location, please have a Federally Licensed Firearms dealer ship the gun. It will be returned to the dealer after being serviced.
HANDGUNS MUST BE SHIPPED PREPAID VIA UPS AIR OR FEDEX OVERNIGHT. HANDGUNS SHIPPED GROUND SERVICE MAY BE ASSESSED AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF $40.00 AND REPAIR WORK WILL BE DELAYED. Persons who do not hold a Federal Firearms License are prohibited by federal law from shipping a handgun by mail. Handguns mailed in violation of the law are impounded by the Post Office.
Enclose a letter that includes reference to the factory 'Return Authorization' Number, your name, address, telephone number, and serial number and model of the firearm. Describe in detail the trouble you have experienced with your firearm, or the work you wish to have done. Stating only that the firearm 'needs repair' is inadequate information. Please enclose copies of any previous correspondence. Please do not include holsters, custom grips, or accessories with any firearm being shipped to the factory for service.
Service work performed, other than approved Warranty repairs, will carry a minimum hourly charge of $65.00 plus a $25.00 return shipping and handling charge. Retain your tracking number when shipping firearms for repair. This will allow you to track the status of your firearm shipment either by phone or the website of the carrier. Please allow three weeks for the return of a handgun.
Kahr Arms and Magnum Research ships repaired firearms via Fedex 'Adult Signature Required'. Please make sure the 'Adult Signature Required' from Fedex is not waived for your address. If 'Adult Signature Required' is waived at your address then you are responsibile for any loss as a result.
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Remington Dates of
Manufacture
The following serial number
information is for
Remingtion firearms
manufactured after 1921
Remingtons 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. 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
| Barrel Code Location Diagram Click this ^ (print page) Don’t try to read this -> It’s just a thumb image | view full image |
Serial Numbers by date (factory record book)
| B – Jan | L – Feb | A – Mar | C – Apr | K – May | P – Jun |
| O – Jul | W – Aug | D – Sep | E – Oct | R – Nov | X – Dec |
| 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 |
Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles, as the company rarely changed barrels on a customer’s rifle.
Magnum Research Serial Number Lookup For Guns
Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above.
Magnum Research Serial Number Lookup
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On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code.
They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box.
They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.