If I recall correctly the SN prefix letter started in the mid-1960s. The Collectors webpage also had a rough date range for 870 receivers based on the prefix letter. I also tracked the manufacture years of my two Wingmasters and an 870 Special Purpose by calling. He checked some other records and finally came back with 1960. She had to consult the custom shop and the custom shop guy asked me some questions about the gun. A two or three letter code on the left side of the barrel identifies the month and year of manufacture. ![]() For example 'BL' would be January of 1920, and 'CWW' would be April of 1950. I sort of stumped her one day when I called in the SN of the 870 TC I bought about 8 years ago. When used to date Remington shotguns, where the barrel can easily be changed, make sure the barrel is original to the shotgun. Plus, when Remington was in business you could call and get routed to a very pleasant person who would look up the manufacture year of your receiver. The Remington Collectors website has the code key, it’s also on this website in a couple of posts. ![]() ![]() Click to expand.I know this won’t help with RemArms made Wingmasters but most of the Remington barrels are dated by the two letter code on the left side of the barrel.
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