Help with dating a Remington Model 11 20-gauge

JSMidd · September 20, 2016, 09:14 PM

Dear Forum Friends,

My 13-year-old son received a beautiful Remington Model 11 20-gauge as a birthday present 3 years ago on his 10th birthday. Since then, he has become quite the dove and quail hunter, and has a personal best of 148 skeet shot in a row. I say all that to let you know this kid is a appropriately nuts about this firearm.

At school, he has permission to write a history paper on Remington shotguns, and the history of this gun. He has called Remington, but was only able to leave a message, and he'd like to know if anyone on this forum can help date his shotgun.

The model is 11, and the serial number is 1020538. By our best research, this puts the shotgun somewhere between 1931-33, but we can't put an exact year on it, and it's driving him crazy!

Does anyone here know anywhere I can look for greater detail?

Thanks, ya'll.

ulflyer · October 9, 2016, 07:42 AM

Ask on the "Shotgunworld.com" forum. There's a member that goes by the handle Virginian that knows a great deal about Remingtons.

Ricklin · October 9, 2016, 08:29 AM

Good bunch of very knowledgeable folks at SGW. Virginian posts often in the Winchester forum at SGW too.

Virginian · October 9, 2016, 08:54 PM

31 to 33 is as close as I can get also with the serial # - do you have the barrel code? Try posting on
http://www.remingtonsociety.org/forums/
and maybe Researcher can nail it down closer. He knows more about Remington Autoloading Shotguns and Model 11s than I do. I may have the edge on 1100s and 870s.

September 20, 2016, 09:14 PM	#1
JSMidd Member Join Date: February 4, 2014 Location: Central Washington State Posts: 55	Help with dating a Remington Model 11 20-gauge Dear Forum Friends, My 13-year-old son received a beautiful Remington Model 11 20-gauge as a birthday present 3 years ago on his 10th birthday. Since then, he has become quite the dove and quail hunter, and has a personal best of 148 skeet shot in a row. I say all that to let you know this kid is a appropriately nuts about this firearm. At school, he has permission to write a history paper on Remington shotguns, and the history of this gun. He has called Remington, but was only able to leave a message, and he'd like to know if anyone on this forum can help date his shotgun. The model is 11, and the serial number is 1020538. By our best research, this puts the shotgun somewhere between 1931-33, but we can't put an exact year on it, and it's driving him crazy! Does anyone here know anywhere I can look for greater detail? Thanks, ya'll. __________________ "Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work and the other holding a weapon...neither I, my brothers, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us removed our clothes, each took his weapon even to the water." Nehemiah 4

October 9, 2016, 08:29 AM	#3
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,015	Good bunch of very knowledgeable folks at SGW. Virginian posts often in the Winchester forum at SGW too. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

October 9, 2016, 08:54 PM	#4
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	31 to 33 is as close as I can get also with the serial # - do you have the barrel code? Try posting on http://www.remingtonsociety.org/forums/ and maybe Researcher can nail it down closer. He knows more about Remington Autoloading Shotguns and Model 11s than I do. I may have the edge on 1100s and 870s. __________________ What could have happened... did.

October 9, 2016, 07:42 AM	#2
ulflyer Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2004 Posts: 154	Ask on the "Shotgunworld.com" forum. There's a member that goes by the handle Virginian that knows a great deal about Remingtons.