Date Remington 1100

[Chrs]

I apologize because I'm sure this has been asked a lot.

I'm confused as to how to date this gun. I used to know a lot about guns and hunted all the time with my father, he fell ill some five years ago and passed away, before then he just randomly gave me this gun and gave the rest of them to my stupid brother I guess he figured the 1100 would be a good gurly gun and I used to shoot skeet with my little gurly 410.

What I know it's a 12 gauge, 2 3/4 with a full ribbed barrel. I'm unsure as to how you get the exact length of the barrel. If I pull it out it measures at 33in.

What I'd like to know is how old it is. I know my father purchased it before 1980.

The receiver has the serial 491**V, I understand V to mean 12 gauge. There aren't any prefix codes to the serial.
The barrel has the code AFKI or AFK1, I'm unsure as the stamping is messy.

If no one can help me that's fine, as soon as I register it I can take it to a gunsmith, there's a little broken clip that causes it to jam if you attempt to eject a shell. Because of this I've been holding onto it for the past 6 years and haven't tried shooting it as I'd be concerned it was unsafe but now my daughter is too big for the 410 and wants to shoot something bigger. As I remember this was a nice ladies gun with a minimal kick but it's been over 20 years since I shot it at the local turkey shoot, still don't need any turkeys.

[Wulfman]

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I'm not sure what to tell you. The letters "K I" would be May of 1976 (pre-1980), but then there should be a prefix letter of "M" in the serial number. The letter "K" could be for the year 1963 and wouldn't have a serial number prefix, but that sounds a little suspicious, too.

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

Here's another list with some of the letter codes for the serial numbers.

If you can't figure it out, maybe some of the 1100 gurus might chime in with some thoughts. Or, maybe you could post some pictures.

Den


REMINGTON SHOTGUN SERIAL NUMBER STRUCTURE


M/870 LETTER PREFIX

1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX
1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE)
S-68, T-74, V-78, W-84, X-90, A-91, B-94, C-97, D-01, AB-05

LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE)

V 12 GA. (2 3/4”)
M 12 GA. MAGNUM (3”)
A 12 GA. “SUPER” MAGNUM (3 ½”)
W 16 GA. ( 2 ¾” )
X 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME” (DISCONTINUED)
N 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME MAGNUM” (DISCONTINUED)
K 20 GA. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)
U 20 GA. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)
J 28 GA.
H .410 BORE (2 ½” OR 3”)

M/1100

LETTER PREFIX

1963 TO APPROX. 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX
1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE)
L-68, M-74, N-78, P-85, R-90

LETTER SUFFIX

SAME STRUCTURE AS THE M/870

M/1187

LETTER PREFIX

1987 TO PRESENT: “PC” 12 GA., 1999 “TL“ 20 GA.,
2000 “SM” SUPER MAG.

LETTER SUFFIX

NO LETTER SUFFIX ON THIS MODEL

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[Chrs]

Perhaps the barrel and the receiver are from two different years. It's my understanding that a lot of people change out the barrels because its easy.

[Virginian]

Where do you live that you have to register a shotgun to take it to a gunsmith?
That is a 1963 Model 1100. Very cool. Serial number puts it about 3,000 before mine, which I bought new. It probably has the original metal 'V' ring gas seal instead of the later 'O' ring. Keep an eye on the forearm support as the spot weld tended to crack on the first incarnation; that may be the piece you have problems with now. I would replace the 'V' ring with an 'O' ring and hang onto it. Mine is still going strong. Only part that has ever broken on that one and 8 others was the extractor in 1982.