What is the difference between the Remington 700 models? This serial number decoder will translate this information, determining the exact month and year that your specific firearms was created. The rifle's serial number contains two letters that denote the month and year of manufacture. 18,16,31: Code 'R5' 1915 The barrel date code says B o 8 which I assume means Jan/77, this does not make sense being that this rifle was not manufactured after 1962. These numbers – along with some basic knowledge about the rifle model itself – is all that the collector needs in order to determine the age of his rifle. It was one of the earliest mass-produced rifles to feature a stock made from a material other than wood. Do you exchange vows at a courthouse wedding? I purchased a Remington 1100 20 gauge for my daughter.
Marlin rifle with serial number on top stock tang, behind hammer.
