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Posted: 10/7/2010 6:18:39 PM EDT
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My dad traded his 760 pump rifle for an 870 earlier today. I have yet to see it. But my brother gave me plenty of info on it.
Here are the details: One full length smooth bore barrel marked D YY (September 1952?) One short slug barrel marked the same Serial on receiver and long barrel 200**6V Serial on short barrel is 200**5V (that was from my nephew in the dark light so he might have read it wrong) It appears to be a dual barreled kit from 1952. But my dad and brother say "No way". On a scale of 1-10, the gun and barrels are easily a 9. Did they make such a thing back in '52 or could this be something totally wacked? Could the short barrel have been from another gun that was one digit off on the serial? Thanks for any help, Kevin |
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I was not aware that Remington put serial numbers on the barrel. You should call them for information on this. The number is 1-800-243-9700. If they did put serail numbers on barrels back then they would know. I have a 1951 Wingmaster and there is a serial number on the barrel, looks like 34006V |
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I got more info this morning on the 870. I stopped by dad's and checked it out. It is a beautiful gun.
The nephew was wrong on the slug barrel. He was reading the serial on the receiver thinking it was the same, he is still a young man. The slug barrel says Remington, that is about it. No serial or date codes. Probably bought at a gun shop when the scope and mount was purchased. But the other barrel does match the gun. And it is a '52. But I can see where my dad was in disbelief. The gun is near mint. |
| Great gun! I re-blued a early 50's 16ga Wingmaster for a friend of mine a while back that was in pretty rough shape but it still shot like a dream. He and I had both used it for small game and pheasant in the past in all kinds of crap field conditions and pretty much beat on it regularly. When I gave it back he almost cried and I really through it was odd as I thought it was just a yard sale find. I told him as much and he said it was...for his great grandfather in the early 60's. He was a 4th generation for that gun and he was planning to give it to his boy when he got old enough. I'm always happy to see guns like that still kicking, or to bring them back from the dead. |
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You can find Remington manufacture date from barrel codes here:
http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes |
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