For models without a serial number, we may be able to determine the age by the 2-3 letters that are stamped on the barrel. If your firearm does have a serial number, if you will call or email us the serial number and model number we can determine the approximate age of your firearm. Contact Remington through their Help Center by e-mail at [email protected] or call their historian at 1-800-243-9700 Mon-Fri 9-5 EST. Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle [or shotgun] on the left side, just forward of the receiver; the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture. Jun 27, 2011 - I have a virtually new Model 700, 7mm Rem Mag. The serial number is on the action and the barrel date code is on the barrel. They seemed to change/increment letter prefixes on the serial numbers about ever five years. ![]() Example of an actual barrel date code - EJ - stamped on a Remington model 700 variant made in October 1989. Example of an actual barrel date code - CH - stamped on a Remington model 700 variant made in April 2013. Example of an actual barrel date code - RJ - stamped on a Remington model 870 Express shotgun barrel made in November 1989. There two ways that someone can determine the “Made On” date of their Remington firearm. That is by either contacting the good folks at Remington’s Customer Service section (link at bottom) with the serial number. Or by using the factory date codes on the barrel of the firearm. These codes are fairly simple and straightforward to read. They are located on the left side of the barrel, just ahead of the receiver. There will be a combination of two or three letters representing the month and year of manufacture. The first character of the sequence will always be one of these letters:
B, L, A, C, K, P, O, W, D, E, R, X. These twelve letters correspond to the twelve months in a year, and are the month code. MONTH CODES B = January The next letter or letters will correspond to the year manufactured. NOTE – Some of these year letters repeat, as can be seen below. So a little sleuthing may have to be done to determine the exact year the firearm was manufactured. This sleuthing is accomplished in part by first determining the years that your specific firearm was manufactured. After that one brings into play what is known of the history, such as the year first acquired. If these additional pieces of information still do not clear up the year of manufacture, or if there is any confusion in general over date of manufacture/factory date codes, contacting Remington Customer Service with the firearms serial number will be required. As an added bonus to Remington being able to provide the year of manufacture, they should also be able to provide the grade the firearm left the factory as. YEAR CODES
(*) In August of 1999, Remington stopped stamping the barrels with the date codes. They however continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box. Remington resumed stamping the date codes on barrels in October 2001. EXAMPLES of various date codes:
An issue that people need to be aware of, is that many Remington firearms such as the 870 series of shotguns can have their barrels easily changed or replaced. So, if the barrel is not original to the specific firearm in question the date code may be meaningless. Also, if there is a custom or aftermarket barrel installed it will not have these factory date codes. Confounding the issue a bit may be the fact that Remington Arms stamps their final inspector stamps and assembly (product) codes in the immediate area of the date codes. So it may be difficult at times to determine exactly what is what. With that in mind, and considering a lot of variables. If a specific Remington firearm has a serial number, Remington Customer Service should always be the first source checked for date of manufacture as they would be the definitive source for that information. There are no publically accessible databases for Remington serial numbers. To contact Remington: Regards, Rob So.. what do you think? Please leave me a comment. ![]() Rob62 isa guru administrator and an all time top contributor at Gun Values Board. This Might Interest You255 Comments:
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