Granddad's .22

Locke · January 22, 2010, 11:01 AM

I recently inherited my Granddad's old .22. I would love to know exactly what it is and just how old it is. Its a pump action. The only marking I can find on it are on the bottom. It has the engraving RW, then below are the numbers, 154032.

It is a prize possession now but needs some work to get it back in fine condition. I would love to get a recommendation of a good gunsmith in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Thanks

hoytinak · January 22, 2010, 11:05 AM

Looks kinda like my Remington Fieldmaster 121A made in 1947...great little gun, still a fun and accurate plinker/hunter.

Top one in the pic (my .22lrs):

30-30remchester · January 22, 2010, 01:22 PM

You have a Remington model 12 A it is the predisesor to the model 121. Produced in the 1920 and the invention of a Remington engineer named Petersen. Supereb design built in an era when pride of ownership and quality was the prime consideration. These were meant to last many generations, there is no plastic, potmetal castings or stamped tin parts in these. They were built from milled steel and walnut made one at a time by a skilled craftsman. In your quest to have gun repair please dont reblue the metal or refinish the stock. This severely devalues the gun and most of all it destroys its history. Every dent and ding has a story to tell.

i50sx · January 22, 2010, 08:09 PM

Sweet i got the same one...had some of the same question's....thanks for the post

30-30remchester · January 22, 2010, 09:31 PM

You can sometimes tell the year of manufacture of early Remington rifles by a code system they used. On the barrel close to where it screws into the reciever on the left side of the barrel . This code is a couple letters. If you will post your code letters I will date your rifles.

January 22, 2010, 11:01 AM	#1
Locke Junior Member Join Date: January 22, 2010 Posts: 1	Granddad's .22 I recently inherited my Granddad's old .22. I would love to know exactly what it is and just how old it is. Its a pump action. The only marking I can find on it are on the bottom. It has the engraving RW, then below are the numbers, 154032. It is a prize possession now but needs some work to get it back in fine condition. I would love to get a recommendation of a good gunsmith in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Thanks

January 22, 2010, 11:05 AM	#2
hoytinak Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,721	Looks kinda like my Remington Fieldmaster 121A made in 1947...great little gun, still a fun and accurate plinker/hunter. Top one in the pic (my .22lrs):

January 22, 2010, 01:22 PM	#3
30-30remchester Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2009 Location: mountains of colorado Posts: 977	You have a Remington model 12 A it is the predisesor to the model 121. Produced in the 1920 and the invention of a Remington engineer named Petersen. Supereb design built in an era when pride of ownership and quality was the prime consideration. These were meant to last many generations, there is no plastic, potmetal castings or stamped tin parts in these. They were built from milled steel and walnut made one at a time by a skilled craftsman. In your quest to have gun repair please dont reblue the metal or refinish the stock. This severely devalues the gun and most of all it destroys its history. Every dent and ding has a story to tell.

January 22, 2010, 08:09 PM	#4
i50sx Member Join Date: December 10, 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 38	Sweet i got the same one...had some of the same question's....thanks for the post

January 22, 2010, 09:31 PM	#5
30-30remchester Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2009 Location: mountains of colorado Posts: 977	You can sometimes tell the year of manufacture of early Remington rifles by a code system they used. On the barrel close to where it screws into the reciever on the left side of the barrel . This code is a couple letters. If you will post your code letters I will date your rifles.