REMINGTON MODEL 11 ??

[vetteguy80]

HI - JUST PURCHASED NICE GUN BUT WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT DATE OF MANUFACTURE. SUSPOSED TO BE A MODEL 11 BUT BARREL NOT MARKED . THE WAY I READ ON WISNER'S SITE SAYS IF SAFETY IS IN FRONT OF TRIGGER IT IS A PRE-MODEL 11 FROM 1905 - 1910 - BUT I'VE SEEN A FEW FROM THE 30'S WITH THIS SAME FEATURE . SERIAL NUMBER IS 1188XX . IT IS 12 GAUGE , SOLID RIB BARREL , SERIAL NUMBERS MATCHING . WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP . THANKS, LEE[/i][/b]

[Researcher]

What do the markings say on the gun? If it is Remington Arms Co. it is the 1905-1910 range, and was called The Remington Autoloading Gun. If it is Remington Arms - Union Metalic Cartridge Co. it is 1911 to 1920, they began calling it the Model No. 11. If it is Remington Arms Co., Inc. it is after 1920. Up thru the 1923 catalogue the lever in front of the trigger style safety is shown, and by the 1929 catalogue the Model 11 is shown with the cross bolt safety.

[vetteguy80]

HI - IT DOES SAY - REMINTON ARMS UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE - SO IT MUST BE 1911 - 1920 . NOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO NARROW DOWN THE DATE FROM THE SERIAL NUMBER OF 1188XX ? THANKS, SID