"ODD" REMINGTON SCOREMASTER BBL MARKINGS

[JIMBOW]

I HAVE A REMINGTON MODEL 511 "SCOREMASTER" 22 RIFLE. IT WAS BOUGHT IN 1939. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE MAKING: "AK ANCHOR" STAMPED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BARREL, CLOSE TO THE FRAME, NEAR THE WOOD MEANS. THE WORD ANCHOR IS NOT SPELLED OUT. IT LOOKS LIKE A MILITARY INSPECTOR'S MARK. I THINK IT MUST BE A NAVAL TRAINING RIFLE, THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE A STANDARD MODEL 511 OF THE PERIOD. I LIVE IN RHODE ISLAND AND IT MIGHT HAVE COME OUT OF ONE OF THE NEARBY NAVAL BASES BEFORE WW2. IT'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY SINCE 1939.

[Huber Jay]

Your markings on the barrel of your 511 are as follows. "A" indicates the year of manufacture 1954. The "K" indicates May of that year. The Anchor stamp is a typical Remington proof mark used for years and indicates final inspection. It has nothing to do with the Navy. Regards Jay Huber RSA. huber7774@bellsouth.net

[John Gyde]

Jay, I think you have your letters backwards. AK would be March, 1941. I agree that the anchor is a proof or test mark.

John Gyde