#Remington serial number lookup model 12 code#
#Remington serial number lookup model 12 professional#

And the barrel markings match nothing I've researched. I am sure this rifle is a standard model, but no where on the weapon does it say peerless, expert, or premier. The magazine tube is steel with a brass inner tube. The stock has a pistol style grip and a creasent shape with metal butt plate. Moving towards the barrel a sideways 2 is also stamped about an inch away. Left side of barrel almost against the receiver in a vertical pattern the letters H S stamped on it. Other Patents Pending.'īottom of the barrel just past receiver has the number 1 4 stamped on it. U.S.A.' Second line 'Pedersen's Patents Jany 5, 1909. Top of barrel just past the rear sight moving towards the front sight reads 'Remington Arms Company. Left side of barrel near the receiver reads '22 Short' Left side of receiver reads 'Gallery Special' Serial number also appears on trigger frame when the receiver is removed. Serial number stamp on bottom of receiver '48559' with 'R W' above it. I understand you should measure to the end of the chamber face but I'm not going to try to take the barrel off. I hear John Gyde is the expert on these rifles.Ģ3' octagon barrel measured from tip of barrel to the start of the reciever. I will try to be as detailed as possible and if someone could help with the exact model and date of manufacture it would be great. My grandfather died unexpectedly years ago and my grandmother gave me a rifle that she didn't even know he had. Although not in the best of condition, it's a really good shooter on my 25 yd range, hitting everything I aim at.So from what I've read you guys get this question a lot, but I have searched many sites and cannot find an answer. I ordered a reproduction Remington model 12 buttplate for replacement. It has 'Ithaca Gun Co' stamped on the bottom of the buttplate. It is perfectly fit and smoothed along the edges at an angle.

#Remington serial number lookup model 12 professional#

Someone did a very professional job of installing another brand of buttplate on this gun. I'm assuming this represents Feb 1923 as the manufacture date. Guess the factory gunsmith didn't have his cup of coffee yet when he did these stampings. Just below the horizontal line is the letter 'L' stamped at an angle with the vertical line of the 'L' leaning about 15 degrees to the left. Then about 1/4 inch below that letter is a stamped horizontal line. There's a letter 'P' on top, very close to the barrel.

#Remington serial number lookup model 12 code#

When I started looking for the barrel code to see when it was made, I found a rather unique stamping. I painted the front sight bead white so these old failing eyes can see it. Wanted something to just plink with that reminded me of the 'gallery guns' I used to shoot at the fair when I was a kid. It has a round barrel, straight grip, and a flat buttplate. I recently purchased a Remington model 12 from a local pawn shop. I have a Model 12A with octagon barrel that has never been modified. Not all Model 12A Remingtons came with a round barrel. SHOOTER13 wrote:Welcome to the Remington Owners Forum Philippe !! As the grade increased, the quality of the wood used on the rifles improved, and they could be ordered with any number of custom embellishments, including but not limited to special sights, engraving, and silver and/or gold inlays. The Model 12 D, E, and F were deluxe variants. 22 WRF/Remington Special was loaded exclusively with smokeless propellant in an attempt to dissuade the use of blackpowder ammunition in the new repeating rifles. 22 Winchester Rim Fire (WRF) cartridge, but Remington produced the cartridge under that designation as it did not want to mark its competitor’s initials on its rifles. 22 Remington Special was dimensionally and ballistically identical to the better-known. There were also the Models 12 CS/DS/ES/FS, all chambered for the. The Model 12A came with a round barrel, whereas all the rest were fitted with octagonal barrels. 22 Short only), 12C (Target Model and NRA Target Grade), 12D (Peerless), 12E (Expert), and 12F (Premier). 22 short / long / long rifle.Īs was the company’s usual practice, Remington offered the Model 12 in several grades: 12A (Basic Model), 12B (Gallery Model. It featured a compact receiver and a tubular magazine. The Model 12 was Remington’s first successful pump-action. Welcome to the Remington Owners Forum Philippe !!