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Dec 11, 2011 Model 1100 serial numbers (on the receiver) started with the number 1001. All but the early guns also have a prefix letter. All Model 1100 Remington shotguns were serial numbered in blocks of numbers. Each serial number has a suffix and the following indicates the meaning: V = 12ga. Date of Manufacture for Remington 1100 Serial # N566363V thanks. Joined Jan 29, 1998 25,277 Posts #2. Jan 25, 2012. Unfortunately the serial number tells you. Model 1100 serial numbers (on the receiver) started with the number 1001. All but the early guns also have a prefix letter. All Model 1100 Remington shotguns were serial numbered in blocks of numbers. Each serial number has a suffix and the following indicates the meaning: V = 12ga. Standard 2' frame/receiver M = 12ga. Magnum 3' frame/receiver. Beginning in 1968, Remington 1100 serial numbers started carrying the letter 'L' prefix. This is not secret info, it's been around for years. As a matter of interest, I have never seen a letter from Remington, on letterhead stationary, that was wrong on the date, except where they told me they had no records of 4 or 5 digit serial numbered.
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Description: First autoloading shotgun produced in the U.S.A.
Introduction Year: 1905
Year Discontinued: 1947
Total Production: Approximately 850,000 (including 65,000 made for Browning during World War II)
Remington 1100 Serial Number Prefix Chart
Designer/Inventor: John F. Browning with subsequent improvements By C.C. Loomis and other Remington designers
Action Type: Recoil operated – Hammerless – Side ejection – Take Down
Caliber/Gauge: 12, 16, 20 Gauges
Serial Number Blocks:
12 gauge – approximately 10,000 – 510,750
16 gauge – approximately 1,500,000 – 1,557,000
20 gauge – approximately 1,000,000 – 1,075,000
Grades Offered:
11 A – 'Standard' Grade
11 R – 'Riot' Special
11 P – 'Police' Special
11 B – 'Special' Grade
11 C – 'Trap' Grade
11 D – 'Tournament' Grade
11 E – 'Expert' Grade
11 F – 'Premier' Grade
Variations:
See 'The Sportsman'