1100 without serial number

[Virginian]

No. That is about the ONLY aberration I have not seen. I have seen an 1100 with no rollmarking, but it had a serial number all right. Although serial numbers were not mandated prior to 1968, every Remington I have ever seen, including Model 11s, 17, 29s, 31s, and 870s has had one. Remington did something special with the first 1100, but after 49 years I don't remember exactly what, but it too had a serial number. I guess I was so busy looking to buy one I was preoccupied.

[ForumAdmin]

I never mind being corrected so if I'm wrong
I believe it was 1958 with the exemption of 22's until 1968, time to google...
That would be a major oops.

[Virginian]

I looked it up. It was the Gun Control Act of 1968 that mandated VISIBLE serial numbers on all firearms. I know I had a Mossberg, and a Sears version of the Stevens 311 after 1958 and before 1968 that did not have serial numbers, as well as a High Standard 22 that I still have with no numbers. Some manufacturers always used them. My graandaddy's Marlin 39A for example.
The hall mark provisions were that it prohibited direct mail order sales, required serial numbers on all firearms, and placed several restrictions on imported guns in a futile attempt to eliminate the much ballyhooed "Saturday Night Special". One thing you have to give liberals. No matter how many times their efforts are proved ineffective they remain undeterred.

[Wulfman]

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Has anyone heard of, or seen, a Remington 1100 shotgun made in the late 60's or early 70's leave the factory without a serial number affixed? Remington rep said it was possible- especially since they were manually stamped, and stamping the serial number was the last operation performed on the shotgun after test firing and just before boxing. Would like to know if anyone has any knowledge on this subject.

If it has an original barrel, it MAY have a date code. I would be checking to see if there is one and what it is.

http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/que ... arrelcodes


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[Wulfman]

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The barrel date code gives you the manufacturing date......January 1974.

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[Virginian]

Wow. Now I can say I have seen just about everything.
At the risk of sounding like a doubting Thomas, how did the metallurgist check the receiver? The only way I know to do it accurately is to acid etch, although in some instances a Mag particle test can give indications. If it truly is 1974 vintage, then it is illegal.

[Bappipapi]

I have one. No idea what year is from it was my dads it’s in Mexico but i can get some pictures