I just got a Model 33 today. It doesn't have a serial number anywhere. I took the stock off to look under the barrel and still didn't find it. I found PA so I know it was made in June of 1932, but I really wanted to know how low of serial number it is since its the first year they made them.
So is the serial number hidden somewhere?
Model 33. No serial number?
M/33
Outlaw:
Your rifle almost certainly does not have a serial #. My earlies M/33 with a # was made in August, 1934 and is in the 170,000 range. Delivery of M/33s was sceduled for Jan, 1932, but they were first made in mid-1931. My earliest was made in October, 1931. Yours May be a Type I with no grasping grooves in the fore-end, or the more common Type II with a slightly longer stock and grasping grooves.
Roy Marcot & I will have a book available late this year with details on all Remington 22 rifles. The M/33 chapter will identify and describe the two major types of the M/33 as well as the four different bolt configurations. E-mail me if you are interested.
John Gyde
Your rifle almost certainly does not have a serial #. My earlies M/33 with a # was made in August, 1934 and is in the 170,000 range. Delivery of M/33s was sceduled for Jan, 1932, but they were first made in mid-1931. My earliest was made in October, 1931. Yours May be a Type I with no grasping grooves in the fore-end, or the more common Type II with a slightly longer stock and grasping grooves.
Roy Marcot & I will have a book available late this year with details on all Remington 22 rifles. The M/33 chapter will identify and describe the two major types of the M/33 as well as the four different bolt configurations. E-mail me if you are interested.
John Gyde
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Outlaws
I see. Mine is the fluted. I guess for some reason I thought that the 33 was like the 34 in that 32 was the first year and unfluted forearm came later like the 34A.
I didn't know about the bolt types. Here is a pic I used for another site because the area that locks it closed is worn. I ordered a new piece for that section fro Numrich....hopefully it will be the right bolt type.
I didn't know about the bolt types. Here is a pic I used for another site because the area that locks it closed is worn. I ordered a new piece for that section fro Numrich....hopefully it will be the right bolt type.
M/33
You should be OK. I should have been more specific. The bolt differences are in the style of the plunger head. They all function the same. The only exception is the Type I bolt that has a small detent on the bottom. It will work in the Type II as well. The Type I bolt has a military style handle that comes straight down. The Type IIs all have a handle that is swept back.
John
John