Good deal on a Model 141 ???

[Tom H]

I'm afraid you are off on the manufacture date. 7081's receiver was made in the February-March period of 1936, so the rifle could not have been built in October,1935.

[Tom H]

The serial will be on the left side of the receiver. On the left side of the barrel, in front of the receiver, you should find two letters,a bit below and right of the "35 Rem". I suspect your rifle was made in 1936 or later. For 1936, the second letter is "E", while an "F" would be 1937. I hope this helps...tom

[John Gyde]

I'll let you guys fight out the details, but the barrel code indicates the month/year of assembly. Rem records of when serial #s were made are often not accurate.

[avery53]

WRR would be August 1946. Looks like it was rebarreled at a later date.

[The Gamemaster]

I purchased a Remington Model 141 .35 cal. rifle at an auction last night. After a little research, I believe it was manufactured in October 1935, and the serial number is 7081. It is in what I would consider good/very good condition, and I paid $290 for it. Would this be considered a valuable rifle, or would it be a crime to drill it for a scope? Any and all information would be appreciated.

It's value is purely in the eyes of the beholder.
Go ahead and drill it for scope mounts.

I would take it to a gunsmith and have them take it apart and clean it and check the headspace. Headspace changes as throat erosion occurs. There is no way for sure to tell what kind of ammo has been shot in it in over 75 years of service.