This is my first post on this forum. I just found out about the month/year codes on Remington rifles on this site. I have a .22 model 581 rifle that I purchased new in May of 1972. I was curious as to the actual date of manufacture, so I looked at the barrel. The serial number is 10424XX. On the left side of the barrel is 48, followed by a symbol that could be a D or an O (too poorly stamped to tell), T, and 71. On the right side of the barrel is REP in a lozenge shape (this corresponds to the proof mark shown in the barrel code location diagram on this site), followed by an F, and a symbol that looks like an Egyptian Ankh laying on its side.
I am guessing that the T indicates the year 1970. The symbol that I cannot read may indicate July (if it is an O) or September (if it is a D). Is there any other way (data base of Model 581s, by the serial number, etc.) that the month can be determined? Also, do the other symbols provide any information - or are they just inspection/proof marks? Thanks in advance.
Remington Dates of
Manufacture
I am guessing that the T indicates the year 1970. The symbol that I cannot read may indicate July (if it is an O) or September (if it is a D). Is there any other way (data base of Model 581s, by the serial number, etc.) that the month can be determined? Also, do the other symbols provide any information - or are they just inspection/proof marks? Thanks in advance.
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Remington Dates of
Manufacture
The following serial number
information is for
Remingtion firearms
manufactured after 1921
information is for
Remingtion firearms
manufactured after 1921
Remingtons manufactured after 1921
have a code located on the left side of the barrel
near the frame that identifies the year and month of
manufacture. The following letters correspond to the
months of the year, for example B=January, L= February
and so on:
have a code located on the left side of the barrel
near the frame that identifies the year and month of
manufacture. The following letters correspond to the
months of the year, for example B=January, L= February
and so on:
B – L – A – C
– K – P – O – W – D – E – R – X
– K – P – O – W – D – E – R – X
Barrel Code Location Diagram Click this ^ (print page) Don’t try to read this -> It’s just a thumb image | view full image |
Remington Model 580 Serial Numbers List
Serial Numbers by date (factory record book)
B – Jan | L – Feb | A – Mar | C – Apr | K – May | P – Jun |
O – Jul | W – Aug | D – Sep | E – Oct | R – Nov | X – Dec |
M – 1921 | N – 1922 | P – 1923 | R – 1924 | S – 1925 |
T – 1926 | U – 1927 | W – 1928 | X – 1929 | Y – 1930 |
Z – 1931 | A – 1932 | B – 1933 | C – 1934 | D – 1935 |
E – 1936 | F – 1937 | G – 1938 | H – 1939 | J – 1940 |
K – 1941 | L – 1942 | MM – 1943 | NN – 1944 | PP – 1945 |
RR – 1946 | SS – 1947 | TT – 1948 | UU – 1949 | WW – 1950 |
XX – 1951 | YY – 1952 | ZZ – 1953 | A – 1954 | B – 1955 |
C – 1956 | D – 1957 | E – 1958 | F – 1959 | G – 1960 |
H – 1961 | J – 1962 | K – 1963 | L – 1964 | M – 1965 |
N – 1966 | P – 1967 | R – 1968 | S – 1969 | T – 1970 |
U – 1971 | W – 1972 | X – 1973 | Y – 1974 | Z – 1975 |
I – 1976 | O – 1977 | Q – 1978 | V – 1979 | A – 1980 |
B – 1981 | C – 1982 | D – 1983 | E – 1984 | F – 1985 |
G – 1986 | H – 1987 | I – 1988 | J – 1989 | K – 1990 |
L – 1991 | M – 1992 | N – 1993 | O – 1994 | P – 1995 |
Q – 1996 | R – 1997 | S – 1998 | T – 1999 (*) | U – 2000 (*) |
V – 2001 (*) | W – 2002 | X – 2003 | Y – 2004 | Z – 2005 |
A – 2006 | B – 2007 | C – 2008 | D – 2009 | E – 2010 |
F – 2011 | G – 2012 |
Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles, as the company rarely changed barrels on a customer’s rifle.
Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above.
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On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code.
They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box.
They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.
On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code.
They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box.
They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.