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I have a Rem 1100LW in 410 gauge, excellent condition, with engraving on both sides of the receiver. I would really appreciate some help dating it and determining a general value. My father passed away and left me many long guns - rifle and shotguns - and I'm doing my best to determine what I have. Any/all help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Remington 1100LW 410
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Bambihunter
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Re: Remington 1100LW 410
One of the best way to accurately determine current values is to watch firearm auction sites like gunbroker. I'm new here too so unsure if I can post a link so I'll just leave the site name. They have a search feature. If you choose Advanced Search, there is a "completed auctions" option. Choose that, then search for "Remington 1100 .410". Only take into account the ones that actually sold (have bids that met reserve if any) when trying to determine an estimated value for yours. Also, look at the pictures and give them a good honest compare to yours. Also realize there may be a real expensive or real cheap outlier that simply can't be explained, other than maybe it was a bidding war. I usually throw those out of the average price. From my 5 minute search doing this, it looks like the minimum on a nice complete serviceable 1100 .410 would be $1,500 with minty ones going up to the $2,800 range and one mint one with box and papers topped $3k. Note that if your barrel doesn't have ventilated (vent) rib, that reduces its desirability and therefore its value. My guess is it'd drop the value at least $200-$300.
They recently released a version that has screw-in chokes which is handy. This has, in my opinion, seemed to slightly lower the value on the older ones some, but I personally feel the older ones have better fit and finish. That version will generally bring more, and isn't uncommon to see go over $3k. I don't think it was a very long production run.
As far as the age, they started making them in 1963 if memory serves. Everything made after 1968 has to have a serial, so if it does, you know it was made after then. The S/N likely starts with an M which stands for Magnum meaning it has an enlarged ejection port and can shoot 3" shells, if it has a 3" shell capable barrel which most are except skeet I think. The last character in the S/N should be an H denoting .410 caliber/gauge.
You can use the 2 digit code from the barrel if it is original to the gun. I won't repeat the info as there is a ton of info within easy searching. Just look for "Remington 1100lw .410 barrel codes" and the first page should give you most of what you need plus some interesting background information. Unless you are not a firearm person, I'd recommend hanging on to this little gem. For one, it was inherited and hopefully has sentimental value. Two, the value on these just keeps creeping up. The .410 has always been a bit of a niche cartridge so the market hasn't been flooded like many others.
I've got an older mint like new with box and papers 1100LW .410 with a complete set of 4 barrels which took many years to complete the set. It's one of gems of my collection, especially with all the extras.
They recently released a version that has screw-in chokes which is handy. This has, in my opinion, seemed to slightly lower the value on the older ones some, but I personally feel the older ones have better fit and finish. That version will generally bring more, and isn't uncommon to see go over $3k. I don't think it was a very long production run.
As far as the age, they started making them in 1963 if memory serves. Everything made after 1968 has to have a serial, so if it does, you know it was made after then. The S/N likely starts with an M which stands for Magnum meaning it has an enlarged ejection port and can shoot 3" shells, if it has a 3" shell capable barrel which most are except skeet I think. The last character in the S/N should be an H denoting .410 caliber/gauge.
You can use the 2 digit code from the barrel if it is original to the gun. I won't repeat the info as there is a ton of info within easy searching. Just look for "Remington 1100lw .410 barrel codes" and the first page should give you most of what you need plus some interesting background information. Unless you are not a firearm person, I'd recommend hanging on to this little gem. For one, it was inherited and hopefully has sentimental value. Two, the value on these just keeps creeping up. The .410 has always been a bit of a niche cartridge so the market hasn't been flooded like many others.
I've got an older mint like new with box and papers 1100LW .410 with a complete set of 4 barrels which took many years to complete the set. It's one of gems of my collection, especially with all the extras.