- Remington Model 1917 Rifle Serial Numbers Model 70
- Remington Model 1917 Rifle Serial Numbers List
- Remington Model 1917 Rifle Serial Numbers Search
A serial number is printed on the receiver of each Remington rifle or shotgun, provided it's a newer model. Serial numbers were not a requirement until 1968, so older firearms may not have serial numbers. You can still use the two-letter code on the barrel of the rifle or shotgun to look up the firearm's age.
Apr 16, 2008 I have recently purchased a Remington 'Model of 1917'.30-06. The rifle is odd in the fact that the serial number (6581XX) is higher than Remington's recorded serial #'s accepted by the US Gov't. It also does not have the smudge pot/bursting bomb on the top of the receiver. Beautiful Remington model 1917. Blue/Black Ceracoat finish. Smooth action, internal 5 round magazine, Redfield sights. Based upon the famed 1917 'American Enfield'. Aug 08, 2015 The receiver is stamped Remington 1917 Barrel is Remington and dated 1/18. Barrel is very clean Most, if not all of the other metal parts I found had an 'E' stamped on them. I assume this is means 'Eddystone' The serial number is in the 144000 range The wood looks excellent, no cracks, gouges, etc Bluing looks very good.
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Remington Dates of
Manufacture
The following serial number
information is for
Remingtion firearms
manufactured after 1921
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:
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
– 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.
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.
(*)
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.
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.
When was my rifle made?
After 1921, Remington employed a “date code” system which consists of a series of letters identifying the month and year of manufacture. This date code is typically 2-3 letters hand stamped on the jacket head (refer to the photograph below for location). The first letter in the code represents the month, the second (and sometimes third) letter represents the year. It is not uncommon for these letters to be stamped sideways.
When a rifle was returned to Remington for a repair, the factory would stamp a repair code. These codes read the same as the date code, but were followed by a “3”. It is not uncommon to find the “3” stamped backwards. For those rifles manufactured prior to 1921, rifles not found with a date code, or rifles found with ONLY a repair code, these will be dated best by using the serial number list at the bottom of the page.
Determining month of manufacture (FIRST LETTER)
B – January
L – February
A – March
C – April
K – May
P – June
O – July
W – August
D – September
E – October
R – November
X – December
Determining year of manufacture (SECOND AND/OR THIRD LETTERS),
M – 1921 D – 1935
N – 1922 E – 1936
P– 1923 F – 1937
R – 1924 G – 1938
S – 1925 H – 1939
T – 1926 J – 1940
U – 1927 K – 1941
W – 1928 L – 1942
X – 1929 MM – 1943
Y – 1930 NN – 1944
Remington Model 1917 Rifle Serial Numbers Model 70
Z – 1931 PP – 1945
A – 1932 RR – 1946
B – 1933 SS – 1947
C – 1934 TT – 1948
UU – 1949 WW – 1950
These are the last serial numbers for each year of production for the Model 8
Year – Serial – Total
1906~2266 2266
1907~7754 5488
1908~12439 4685
1909~17168 4729
1910~21889 4721
1911~26489 4600
1912~30063 3574
1913~33041 2978
1914~35187 2146
1915~36938 1751
1916~38469 1711
1917~39918 1449
1918~40917 999
1919~42009 1092
1920~44825 2816
1921~45938 1113
1922~47297 1359
1923~48826 1529
1924~50136 1310
1925~51519 1383
1926~53160 1641
1927~55878 2718
1928~58741 2863
1929~61467 2726
1930~64024 2557
1931~65465 1441
1932~66360 895
1933~66867 507
1934~67676 809
1935~68841 1165
1936~69581 1010
1937~69485 96
1938~69488 3
1939~69490 2
* Despite these production totals, rifles as high as 69929 have been observed
These are the last serial numbers for each year of production for the Model 81
Year – Serial – Total
1936~1675 1675
1937~4895 3220
1938~6862 1967
1939~8872 2010
1940~12623 3751
1941~17748 5125
1942~21575 3827
1943~21579 4
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1944~21694 115
1945~23809 2115
1946~30525 6716
Remington Model 1917 Rifle Serial Numbers List
1947~37104 6579
1948~43778 6674
1949~51187 7409
1950~55581 4394
Remington Model 1917 Rifle Serial Numbers Search
* Despite these production totals, rifles as high as 57949 have been observed