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, Remington …

Oct 7, 2017 · If someone was going to try and collect the complete "M-series", does this look correct? M1 - bayonet for the M1 Garand, 10" M2 - paratrooper switchblade knife M3 - fighting/trench knife produced from 1943-1944 M4 - bayonet for the M1 Carbine produced with leather and later plastic grips M5 and M...

Jun 16, 2022 · Nice. My dad was in the Pacific and had me and my several sisters soon thereafter. As we got older dad would take us camping. He got a descent Army tent and a bunch of cots, no doubt at a surplus store. It was fun until my sisters started having other interests.

Jan 23, 2020 · There is no such thing. It is either a Model 11, a five shot gun. A Model 11 can have a plug in the magazine to reduce the capacity to comply with Federal Migratory Waterfowl regulations. Or it is a Sportsman, a three shot gun, introduced in 20-gauge in 1930 and 12- and 16-gauge in 1931.

Aug 12, 2011 · For 16-gauge "Sportsmen" production reached 5000 by October 1935, so I'd guess your October 1934 barrel date code on your gun is pretty close. Remington Autoloader History Remington Arms Co. introduced their 12-gauge, five-shot, John M. Browning designed, "Remington Autoloading Gun" in 1905.

Feb 9, 2015 · that R Baker gave for his gun, except the serial is #21291 stamped forward of the magazine feed and is stamped underneath the barrel as well. Also at the base of the barrel is an engraved sort of stylized "P" with a punch mark underneath, or if viewed inverted it looks like "a6" sharing the same spine, with the punch mark centered above.

Mar 17, 2023 · It's got a six-digit serial, a Polychoke and an in-trigger-guard safety. It's unremarkable on the whole with the exception of the two little brass pins at the rear of the receiver. They look to be original, but I can't find a single record of this gun being released in a deerslayer model or otherwise modified in this way.

Apr 3, 2003 · When was the 20 gauge version of the Remington Model 11 introduced? Was it in 1911 when the gun was originally introduced or was it later?

Mar 26, 2025 · The US issue M11's were all black with the original round handles. I have never seen a verified non-black USGI M-11, but it is possible some other colors were purchased using unit funds. Lan-Cay really muddied the waters for military collectors with their rainbow assortment of M-11 (and M9) variants over the years.

Jul 17, 2012 · I have a Model 11 12 Ga. Riot Gun. The gun looks like it is parkerized or something close to that. It has the U.S. and Flaming bomb on the upper left side of the receiver and is marked as follows with a white color in the engraved letters; U.S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS It also has "U.S." and flaming bomb on the barrel.