{"id":450,"date":"2009-07-10T12:14:32","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T18:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/?page_id=450"},"modified":"2022-08-29T09:28:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:28:10","slug":"model-8-serial-numbers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thegreatmodel8.net\/?page_id=450","title":{"rendered":"Manufacture Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"

W<\/span>hen was my rifle made?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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After 1921, Remington employed a “date code” system which consists of a series of letters identifying the month and year of manufacture.  This date code is typically 2-3 letters hand stamped on the jacket head (refer to the photograph below for location).  The first letter in the code represents the month, the second (and sometimes third) letter represents the year.  It is not uncommon for these letters to be stamped sideways.  <\/strong><\/p>\n

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When a rifle was returned to Remington for a repair, the factory would stamp a repair code.  These codes read the same as the date code, but were followed by a “3”.  It is not uncommon to find the “3” stamped backwards.  For those rifles manufactured prior to 1921, rifles not found with a date code, or rifles found with ONLY a repair code, these will be dated best by using the serial number list at the bottom of the page. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

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\"date<\/a><\/p>\n

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Determining month of manufacture (FIRST LETTER)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

B – January<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

L – February<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

A – March<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

C – April<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

K – May<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

P – June<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

O – July<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

W – August<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

D – September<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

E – October<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

R – November<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

X – December<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Determining year of manufacture (SECOND AND\/OR THIRD LETTERS),<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

M – 1921  D – 1935<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

N – 1922   E – 1936  <\/strong><\/p>\n

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P<\/strong>  – 1923 F – 1937<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nR – 1924 G – 1938<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

S – 1925  H – 1939<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

T – 1926  J – 1940<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

U – 1927  K – 1941<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

W – 1928  L – 1942<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

X – 1929  MM – 1943<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Y – 1930<\/strong>   NN – 1944<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nZ – 1931  PP – 1945<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nA – 1932   RR – 1946<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nB – 1933  SS – 1947<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nC – 1934  TT – 1948<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

UU – 1949  <\/strong>WW – 1950<\/strong>
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MODEL 8 Serial Numbers
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These are the last serial <\/strong>numbers for each year <\/strong>of production for the <\/strong>Model 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

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 Year – Serial – Total<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

1906~2266  2266<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1907~7754  5488<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1908~12439 4685<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1909~17168 4729<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1910~21889  4721<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1911~26489  4600<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1912~30063  3574<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1913~33041  2978<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1914~35187  2146<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1915~36938  1751<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1916~38469  1711<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1917~39918  1449<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1918~40917  999<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1919~42009  1092<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1920~44825  2816<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1921~45938  1113<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1922~47297  1359<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1923~48826  1529<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1924~50136  1310<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1925~51519  1383<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1926~53160  1641<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1927~55878 2718<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1928~58741  2863<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1929~61467  2726<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1930~64024  2557<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1931~65465 1441<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1932~66360  895<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1933~66867  507<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1934~67676  809<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1935~68841  1165<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1936~69581  1010<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1937~69485  96<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1938~69488  3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1939~69490  2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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* Despite these production totals, rifles as high as 69929 have been observed<\/p>\n

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MODEL 81 Serial Numbers
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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These are the last serial <\/strong>numbers for each year <\/strong>of production for the <\/strong>Model 81<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Year – Serial – Total<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1936~1675  1675<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1937~4895  3220<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1938~6862  1967<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1939~8872  2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1940~12623  3751<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1941~17748  5125<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1942~21575  3827<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1943~21579  4<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1944~21694  115<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1945~23809  2115<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1946~30525  6716<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1947~37104  6579<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1948~43778  6674<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1949~51187  7409<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1950~55581  4394<\/strong><\/p>\n

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* Despite these production totals, rifles as high as 57949 have been observed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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