Remington Model 11 12ga Age?

Randman · January 27, 2010, 09:34 PM

Hi, I hope this has not been beaten to death or anything. I just picked up a Model 11 today, and would like to figure out the year of it's birth so to speak. I found the chart on Remington's page, but the serial number does not start with letters, so not sure what that's about... it is a 6 digit number on the underside of the action

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Dave McC · January 27, 2010, 10:37 PM

800-243-9700 is Remington's service line. Call during normal hours, work through the phone tree, and when a real person gets on they will tell you when it was made.

Fine gun. Enjoy....

Randman · January 28, 2010, 03:18 AM

Cool thanks, yes, it looks nice, reminds me of my dad's Browning's that I grew up with..He had a sweet 16, and a 20ga..

It is very clean, and well taken care of..used, but not abused..It's a keeper for sure...and the price was right...I bought it to help out a friend who is having money problems..So I over paid on purpose! LOL...Sometimes it's the right thing to do...

DG45 · January 28, 2010, 03:34 AM

I don't claim to be an expert, but all of the Remington "Model 11" 12 guage shotguns that I've ever seen or heard of that have six digit serial numbers located on the bottom of the receiver have been very early guns; I think some of them and maybe all of them that I've seen were made even before the gun was called the Model 11. (From 1905 until 1911 the Browning patent automatic shotgun that Remington made was simply called the Remington Autoloading Shotgun. It didn't become the Model 11 until 1911.) All of the very early guns like this that I've seen do not have the flying duck and flying pheasant rollmarks on the receiver like the later Model 11's have, and they do not have Model 11 rollmarked onto the breechbolt like the later Model 11's do. The barrels of all the real early ones that I've seen have been plain to the point that nobody has been able to tell if they were actually original to the gun, or were added to the gun later, because none identified Remington as the manufacturer. In fact, the real early Remington autoloaders that I've seen have often been confused with early Browning A-5's because they did not say Remington on the barrel. Why not post a few pictures of your gun showing all these features? I'd sure like to see it. I love the old Remingtons humpbacks, regardless whether they are pre-model 11s or are Model 11s.

Randman · January 28, 2010, 12:06 PM

I'll try to get some pics on today...It does have the Model 11 stamped on the barrel..And Remington blah, blah stamped as well...Browning Patents all that jazz..It has the trigger safety, so from what I have been reading it was an earlier production model. Just don't know the exact dates yet..waiting to hear back from Rem...

January 27, 2010, 09:34 PM	#1
Randman Junior Member Join Date: December 3, 2008 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 13	Remington Model 11 12ga Age? Hi, I hope this has not been beaten to death or anything. I just picked up a Model 11 today, and would like to figure out the year of it's birth so to speak. I found the chart on Remington's page, but the serial number does not start with letters, so not sure what that's about... it is a 6 digit number on the underside of the action Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! __________________ "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away" www.randyhavel.com Realtor

January 28, 2010, 03:18 AM	#3
Randman Junior Member Join Date: December 3, 2008 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 13	Cool thanks, yes, it looks nice, reminds me of my dad's Browning's that I grew up with..He had a sweet 16, and a 20ga.. It is very clean, and well taken care of..used, but not abused..It's a keeper for sure...and the price was right...I bought it to help out a friend who is having money problems..So I over paid on purpose! LOL...Sometimes it's the right thing to do... __________________ "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away" www.randyhavel.com Realtor

January 28, 2010, 12:06 PM	#5
Randman Junior Member Join Date: December 3, 2008 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 13	I'll try to get some pics on today...It does have the Model 11 stamped on the barrel..And Remington blah, blah stamped as well...Browning Patents all that jazz..It has the trigger safety, so from what I have been reading it was an earlier production model. Just don't know the exact dates yet..waiting to hear back from Rem... __________________ "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away" www.randyhavel.com Realtor

January 27, 2010, 10:37 PM	#2
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,831	800-243-9700 is Remington's service line. Call during normal hours, work through the phone tree, and when a real person gets on they will tell you when it was made. Fine gun. Enjoy....

January 28, 2010, 03:34 AM	#4
DG45 Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2009 Posts: 904	I don't claim to be an expert, but all of the Remington "Model 11" 12 guage shotguns that I've ever seen or heard of that have six digit serial numbers located on the bottom of the receiver have been very early guns; I think some of them and maybe all of them that I've seen were made even before the gun was called the Model 11. (From 1905 until 1911 the Browning patent automatic shotgun that Remington made was simply called the Remington Autoloading Shotgun. It didn't become the Model 11 until 1911.) All of the very early guns like this that I've seen do not have the flying duck and flying pheasant rollmarks on the receiver like the later Model 11's have, and they do not have Model 11 rollmarked onto the breechbolt like the later Model 11's do. The barrels of all the real early ones that I've seen have been plain to the point that nobody has been able to tell if they were actually original to the gun, or were added to the gun later, because none identified Remington as the manufacturer. In fact, the real early Remington autoloaders that I've seen have often been confused with early Browning A-5's because they did not say Remington on the barrel. Why not post a few pictures of your gun showing all these features? I'd sure like to see it. I love the old Remingtons humpbacks, regardless whether they are pre-model 11s or are Model 11s.