Early Remington 700 25-06 - Age & Value?

[NewZealander]

Hi there
I have recently swapped a weatherby vanguard for a Remington 700 25-06 and was wondering if anyone could help me with its approximate age and value and what model it is?

Serial no: 64395xx
It also has stamped on the barrel below the company and place of manufacture a 21 digit patent no.
The stock is montecarlo style and has a black tipped forend and ornate style checkering - not cut checkering. The rifle is in very good order. Bolt is jeweled with limited wear and the bluing is excellent apart from the last few inches of the barrel which has some wear - from storage. Wood work is very good for age and very dark walnut. The finsh - varnish? is aged. Bore would be around 90%. Excellent rifling and no throat erosion. A tiny amount of pitting evident if you look really hard. It is a beautiful rifle. Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks
NZer

 

[dakotasin]

i'd value it between $375-475. for comparison, i'd value the vanguard at $250-300.

 

[Bullet Bob]

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9555

DOM codes (can also be found on the Remington site)

 

[NewZealander]

Thanks for the responses. I have found the Remington site and emailed them. I will post the response when I hear back. It looks like they didn't start producing the 25-06 till 1970 and as this has a patent no. on the barrel I think it my be one of the first ones? I plan to use the rifle for hunting sika and red deer here in NZ. The 25-06 is my favourite calibre hence I am very happy with the swap as the weatherby was 308 (Another good calibre but not my cup of tea!).
NZer

 

[NewZealander]

Remington responded to my email (which is great service) and indicated the year of manufacture as 1971.