model 11 shotgun Date of Mfgr?
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Re: model 11 shotgun Date of Mfgr?
The Remington Model 11 was introduced in 20-gauge in early 1930, with serial numbers beginning at 1000000. The receiver with the serial number 1011090 was in production in the factory at Ilion in mid-June 1930. Remington produced over 36000 20-gauge Model 11s that first year and only another 13000 in the next seven years. So, they were likely selling out of inventory all that time. On my 20-gauge there is an M (for million) ahead of the last five digits of the serial number on the barrel ring. So, I'd guess your gun has a barrel off serial number 1039953 which would be a gun in production in mid-May 1931. The REP in the oval is Remington Explosive Proof. The anchor is an inspectors mark, and has nothing to do with the U.S. Navy. There should be a two-letter date code on the left side of the barrel near the choke marking.
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Re: model 11 shotgun Date of Mfgr?
The original barrel that your gun left Ilion with would have carried the same serial number as the receiver. Quite probably marked M 11090. A lot of barrel swapping has been done in the past 81 years since your gun was built. I have no idea about a synthetic stock.