40XB date of manufacture ??

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theearlof

40XB date of manufacture ??

Post by theearlof »

New member here. Hello to everyone and thanks for all of the useful info on these pages.

I am trying to determine date of manufacture of a recently acquired rimfire 40XB which I think may be 1964.

The SN is 2340xB which is quite a bit higher than other XB SNs I have seen.

The date markings on the barrel are WDL 8 (or possibly B).

Looking at Remington's date code explanation, the only way I can make sense of this is if by disregarding the W. I also have no clue what the 8 (or B) would mean.

Would appreciate any help you may have.

Earl
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Re: 40XB date of manufacture ??

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I believe the first and last character are the inspector and assembler. The date code is in between, so unless its a 1991 model, your assumption is correct. Would be a nice rifle to have. I don't believe I've ever even seen one in person.
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