![]() If what is printed in the third paragraph above is true to your rifle, estimated worth depends on condition, which by my source, uses the NRA Grading System:Įxcellent. 22 short gallery rifle.the 12D Peerless, 12E Expert, and 12F Premier all had some type of engraving.) Other variations include a Model 12C NRA Target (limited production) and a Model 12CS that was chambered for the. If your gun is is blued and does NOT have engraving, has a pump action with an OCTAGON barrel that is 24" long, and the stock is plain walnut, with a curved metal buttplate, and the forearm is also plain-grooved walnut. Barrel length is measured from the end of the barrel tip (below the front sight), to the end of the barrel threads (beyond where the barrel inserts into the receiver in the middle of the gun). Deluxe varieties have checkered forearms and stocks, and may have other added features ( like engraving), as different options were available directly from the Remington factory.īarrel length is one criteria that will be used to differentiate among the different Model Configurations of the Remington Model 12. 22 and had a walnut stock, with either a shotgun-type or crescent buttplate. The standard Model 12 rifle was a pump action. Manufactured between 1909 thru 1936.there are six model configurations in the Remington Model 12 Series, with several variations within the 12C model. They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.Welcome to the Remington Owners Forum BarkeyVA !! They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box. On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above. Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. 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. Serial Numbers by date (factory record book)Ī few other serial lists… NO A LOT LOOK HERE! B – Jan A two or three letter code on the left side of the barrel identifies the month and year of manufacture. For example 'BL' would be January of 1920, and 'CWW' would be April of 1950. – K – P – O – W – D – E – R – X Barrel Code Location Diagram When used to date Remington shotguns, where the barrel can easily be changed, make sure the barrel is original to the shotgun. Dad's old Stevens 86D, which I have now, isn't numbered anywhere except for some patent numbers which don't illuminate when it was. Description: Lower priced version of Model 1894 - (Remingtons first hammerless double barrel shotgun). The Model 12's is probably on the tang or under the front of the receiver, like my M24. In 1910, the full spectrum of grades were offered. Remington serial ed all their rifles, I have a M24 Gallery Gun that was built in the early '20s, and it's a got a serial. Introduced in 1909, the first shipments of the Model 12 began in September of that year, and were limited to two grades, the No. Introduction of the Model 12, Grade C (No. Months of the year, for example B=January, L= February 22 Rim Fire Rifles by John Gyde and Roy Marcot. Near the frame that identifies the year and month of Have a code located on the left side of the barrel
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