![]() ![]() Thanks to all for your input, I hope to find out more about this gun, it's a great shooter and I like it a lot. Apparently these screws sometimes worked loose and fell out, so Remington later fixed the problem by adding the side retaining screws. I have been told that this is sometimes seen on very early 12C rifles. The forend wood retaining screws do not have locking side screws. The barrel is a tad shorter than most at 23 3/4". The bore is clean and bright with sharp distinct rifling. The bluing is about 80% overall, the action is crisp and positive and it's accurate as hell. This gun is in particularly fine condition for such an old 22. The five digit serial number is further evidence that this is probably a very early gun. It very well could be that the letters on the barrel are manufacturing codes used before the POWDERX date codes came into use. The dovetail for the rear open sight has been filled with a dovetail blank. Straight stock, Lyman tang mounted folding peep sight and a folding, hooded front blade sight also. Pedersens Patent JanuOther Patents Pending."Īny help dating this rifle is much appreciated! The marking on top of the barrel says "Remington Arms Company Ilion NY U.S.A. The serial number is only five digits.***41. This particular 12C is an early one, there is no 12C marking, no UMC marking and no Remington logo marking. Who can I ask about this? It is quite confusing. The S corresponds to 1926 and the H corresponds to 1936. A two or three letter code on the left side of the barrel identifies the month and year of manufacture. For example 'BL' would be January of 1920, and 'CWW' would be April of 1950. Neither letter is correct for the month code. When used to date Remington shotguns, where the barrel can easily be changed, make sure the barrel is original to the shotgun. Because these letters read the same right side up or upside down, I don't know which one is supposed to be on top. It is marked with an S over an H or an H over an S. The serial s on my straight grip 12-Cs go from 180,000 to 397,000. The majority of the production of the 12-C had the semi-pistol grips stock, but straight grips are not that uncommon. The RW stands for Remington Works and is on (I believe) all Model 12s. They say to look for two letters and there are two letters, one above the other. Greg: Your Model 12-C was made in 1915 or 1916 judging by the serial. On the left side of the barrel where the date marking codes are located, the information doesn't correspond to the information in the tables. ![]() Limited importation.I have looked at the various tables for dating a Remington model 12C Pump 22 rifle, but I still run into some issues. barrels only, features better quality wood and engraving. only, new design featuring boxlock action, 11 different stock configurations, detachable and interchangeable trigger action, trigger and sear safety, ejectors (switchable to extractors), various barrel lengths (30 in. Previously imported by Rottweil Competition, located in Orange, CA. If it is new, possibly not in your case, then:Ĭurrent manufacturer located in Rottweil, Germany. I am very interested in possibly knowing it's age and manufacturer. NUMBER N AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER SERIAL NUMBER MAKE MODEL TYPE 1199 STER. It is a hammerless side by side, rather plain looking shotgun. The only markings in has on it are "PARAGON MODEL CS" and "PROOF TESTED 12 GAUGE". The Baker Gun and Forging Company, circa 1886 to 1919, also used the name PARAGON for high grade shotgunsįrom this question: I have been given a double barrel shotgun from my grandfather and am trying to find out any information I can on it. Stevens Arms Company used the name PARAGON on old model 311 double barrel shotguns. ![]()
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