Rem Model Mohawk-48 & earlier barrels

[MarkWC]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum & this is my first post. I'm not new to forums by far, just new to this one. Brief history for this topic. A few days ago I was given a near new condition Rem Model Mohawk-48 12ga Full Choke barrel shotgun, this gun is 98% pristine. So, in the past I was a bit of of game bird hunter so I would prefer a "Modified Choke" bla...bla.. The barrel & the receiver is stamped "Mohawk" the date stamp is X W wide spaced to the number 3. If I understand this code correctly the manufactured date is Dec 1973, this gun really is near mint, its amazing.
Moving on to the main reason for this post & question (wanted help) is with a recent barrel I bought for it, this barrel has me a bit excited but confused. I did buy the barrel for the Mohawk shot gun & I just received the barrel, does it fit?? I haven't tried it yet but based on what I can see of it its looks correct..
So, what can some one tell me about this barrel, I've pretty much figured out the gun using AI.
The Barrel is stamped on the right side "Remington Arms" USA, patent # etc...
The date stamp area on left side of the barrel back towards the receiver is "X" then a pretty wide space then "TT" (double T T) another space and a stamp of a symbol that looks something like an horizonal Hour Glass. Also, directly above the date stamp its stamped "FULL"
This barrel has a muzzle fitted "Poly Choke" with the front sight mounted to the base of the Poly Choke. I don't mean to say its a factory mount when I say this, but if its not its installed to a factory grade, all the stamped markings on the Poly Choke are gold colored filled.
This barrel & its bluing is in amazing condition, its not a new old stock, there is light wear (buff marks) at its action part at the barrel extension into the receiver. Also the barrel is stamped on the left side (like the Mohawk barrel) "12 GA for 2-3/4" or shorter shells".
When was this barrel made?
Is it a Model 11 barrel or a model 11-48 barrel? (if its a model 11 barrel is it compatible with the 11-48 & Mohawk shotguns?)
Was it made before Remington started producing the Mohawk?
Might this barrel be something of a treasure find?
That's it!
Looking forward to some helpful & interesting replies..

Mark

[Mainspring]

The Model 11 is a completely different gun, there is no interchange with parts between the two models. The Mohawk-48 was made from 1949 to 1960.

There is speculation that the Mohawk-48 used up the remaining inventory of parts from the Model 11-48 line prior to the introduction of the Model 1100. About 275,000 Mohawk-48's were made.

[MarkWC]

Thanks for the reply, I wasn't for sure about the model 11's but everything I can find about the Mohawk-48 came back with the same same conclusion, Remington discontinued the 11-48 (recoil operated) and adopted the newer gas operated 1100's as their flagship model. The factory was left with massive amounts of 11-48 parts inventory, so, using mostly 11-48 parts they offered the Mohawk-48 with a price cut to mainly entice wholesalers like K-Mart this move the inventory with earnings. Now, the reason I ask about the model 11's was the barrel I included images of in the OP (original post) I bought it extra, its not stamped "Mohawk" nor "11-48" and the confusing part is the date stamp on it, ending with double TT's according to AI that would have to be 1948 or again 26yrs later? So, this is the confusion, when was that barrel made? The barrel that came on the gun the date stamp puts it manufactured Dec 1973 which matches the time line for the Mohawk line to have been marketed. So, if the model 11's barrel is not interchangeable with the 11-48 (MoHawk's) and if the additional barrel was indeed manufactured in Dec 1948 then it would have to be for the incoming 11-48's (a transitional period barrel). The barrel was a perfect slip fit to the Mohawk, so it has to be at lest a 11-48 barrel. The double TT's in the production date is the curve ball, anybody got any info about the production date on this barrel? I was pleasantly surprised of this barrel condition when I got it.
Thanks Again!
mark

[MarkWC]

The Model 11 is a completely different gun, there is no interchange with parts between the two models. The Mohawk-48 was made from 1949 to 1960.

There is speculation that the Mohawk-48 used up the remaining inventory of parts from the Model 11-48 line prior to the introduction of the Model 1100. About 275,000 Mohawk-48's were made.

What information I could track down about the Mohawk is it came after Rem. dropped the 11-48 in 1968, so the Mohawk was manufactured from 1969 - 1974. I'm not saying that's factual, I'm just saying that's what I got on the information highway I took
Its that barrel
Here it as the Poly Choke barrel installed to it.

[MarkWC]

For anyone (maybe a guest) what I've found out about the barrel's date stamp for the year that is to say the double TT's it was manufactured in 1948. The barrel appears to be a really nice find for it near new state. It'll make a nice addition for a second barrel option for the Mohawk-48 shotgun.
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