1100 wood 63-78

[1100crazy]

I have been trying to find out something about the 1100's wood engraving between 1963-1978. There is what I would call a diomand shape that is dead center on bottom of forearm. It kind of looks like two overlapping diomands end to end. I have noticed that some of these shapes are just outlines with checkering in the inside while others are raised woodgrain. I know it is common that forearms get changed from on gun to another, but on my collection only the magnums are the ones with just an outline shape while standards have the raised woodgrain. I was hoping to get as much info as as I could on this. Thanks JP

[Virginian]

Okay, this is to the best of my recollection (I am not at home). I know this is the time period of the first generation impressed checkering design. It is the design I prefer. And they were all the same. I have a 12, 12 Magnum, LT20 Magnum, and a 28, and they are all the same. The early "lightweight" guns with mahogany stocks had the same pattern. On the bottom of the forearm are two diamond points, joined by two curved sides, done in no-impressed checkered wood with impressed checkering around and inside the pattern, which is maybe 3/16" to 1/4" wide.
I believe, but am not at all positive, that you did not get into real checkering until you got up to either a Skeet or Trap 'B' grade or higher. On any of those someone else will have to speak up because I flat don't remember.
In 1979, Remington went to a more decorative/complicated design on the 1100s and the 870s, and added more rollmarked scrollwork on the receivers. I believe these guns had uncheckered lines that crossed under the forearm.
The 11-87s, beginning in 1987 (no brainer) have real checkering with two diamonds end to end on the bottom of the forend as I recall.
Hope some of that addresses your question.