The Firearms Identification Code information is reliable when used to identify the month and year of manufacture of Remington rifles because Remington seldom replaced barrels. The first letter of the code identifes the month, the other letter(s) identify the year. Remington made use of a two or three letter Firearms Identification Code that can be located on the left side of the barrel, just ahead of the frame. So basically I am asking the standard questions, What year? Safe to shoot with light loads? Value?Īn Update: I have found that there is a matching 856 on the underside of the barrel.Remington Manufacture Dates Antique and Collectable Firearms and Militaria Headquarters I have already taken it apart down to the major groups but looking at the mechanism then actuating the firing sequence by hand, all seems well. I figured that I would find something wrong in the bolt assembly until I did some research and found that it was striker fired with no disconnector and if you keep the trigger pulled while cycling, this slam fire would occur. There was a handwritten tag on the gun from the granddaughter of the owner stating that he got many pheasants and quail with it but that it sometimes fired unexpectedly. I am assuming that this is very early production. It is in overall Very Good condition with the wood very clean and the metal faded grey, lightly freckled but not pitted. It was put on the shelf as a model 10 but has no markings other than the serial number U856 and the patent stamp on the barrel top with Full and a P on the left side. One of these just came into our shop and I picked it up for $200 because I saw it as a good oppurtunity to expand my 'smithing' knowledge. I know that this is an older thread but rather than be referred back to it. Any help, comments, opinions, thoughts, anything, would be appreciated. Is this a "Special Grade"? If not, what is it? It doesn't have a gauge, chamber length or model # on it and I am assuming it's a 12 ga like a model 10. I am going to post a few photos I have of it. The finish is in surprisingly good shape with one very very small lightly pitted area on the reeiver and an exceptionally clean bore. Stock has some slight cracks but I believe it is easily repaired and the checkering is heavily worn. Pistol grip stock is a round knob and stock measures at 13 1/2" with hard plastic/rubber butt plate. Pistol grip stock and checkered small short forearm. It is marked MOD and has a matted barrel. I don't know how the barrel length is measured on this shotgun but assuming it is measured like a Winchester model 12, it measures 26". The reason I am posting this is I found one today (Remington Repeating Shotgun) serial number is U on top of serial number and 11145 underneath the U. Here is the thread above with Researchers photos. Most average used Model 10 "Standard" Grades sell for $150 or less. There is virtually no interest or market demand for these old pumps unless in absolute mint condition or one of the higher grade engraved grades. The guns are fine as long as they work, but there doesn't seem to be anyone left alive who can make one right once it gets out of whack. So, your gun is very likely from the Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. U was a Remington "stock letter" for this pump gun. The old factory ledger from Ilion that was started with the resumption of civilian arms production after WW-I, shows the first entry for Model 10 had reached serial number 172939 on Sept.
In 1920, the company name was changed again to Remington Arms Co., Inc. During WW-I time the company name got Inc. In 1911, Marcellus Hartley Dodge combined his arms and his ammunition companies as Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co., and the gun became known as the Model No. catalogue as the "Remington Repeating Shotgun" - In the February 15, 1910, Remington price list the gun is called the Model 1908.
The shotgun that came to be known as the Remington Model 10 was introduced in the 1908-09 Remington Arms Co. Researcher01 Post subject: Re: Remington Model 10, value and info? I found this information in the Value and ID section and wanted to post it here in the Remington Forum.