Finding a year for an 870 without a barrel and not normal side stamps

[Richard D Carter]

I have a Remington 870 but unlike my other 870's ( I have a few ) this one does not say Wingmaster on the side it only says Remington and the seral number. As it has no barrel so cant get date info. I have never seen on one before like this one that only says Remington on the side. I was wondering how to find the year it was made . It also has a grove in the trigger guard that I have never seen before and it was not done after market. The seral number starts with a number no letter so it must be from 1950 -1968 but is there a way to find the real year it was made ?

 

[eastbank]

pictures would help a lot. my 1950 Remington 12ga 870 pump has wingmaster on the left side and no groove on-in the trigger guard.

 

[nulook45]

it could be the newer 870 i have one it says remington 870 and thats all besides the serial number . you can find the date by the serial number

 

[jmr40]

Using the barrel date code is very unreliable anyway. Lots of barrels are swapped on those guns. Call Remington with the SN.

 

[illinoisburt]

No need to guess. Just call Remington 1-800-243-9700. Its free and easy. They have a historians on staff who will look up the exact info about your shotgun over the phone. You will need to give them the full serial number from the receiver.

 

[Hookeye]

No barrel and a "marked" trigger guard...........


makes me wonder if it has a "release trigger" and somebody figured it dangerous and kept it stored without bbl.