I bought a Remington model 11 many years ago also up here in Alaska, it was at a roadside flea market place just north of Wasilla, it was dirty as sin and actually had sunflower seeds stuck up in the receiver, also the forend was cracked. It had a short barrel around 20" and the bluing was shot. After I cleaned it up I epoxied the wood, put a sorbothane recoil pad on it and had it bead blasted and dark blued, it has a satin blue-black finish on it now, I added a hi-vis barrel sight and an elastic wrap around shell holder on it, its my home defense gun. According to the serial number mine was made around 1933 I think.