![]() ![]() On August 24, 1937, Remington stopped the separate serial numbering for the 12-gauge The Sportsman at 515506 and from then on, they were serial numbered right along with the Model 11s. Model 11 12-gauge serial numbers continued the sequence began in 1905. The Model 11 20-gauge serial numbers began at 1000000 when introduced in 1930 and the 16-gauge Model 11 serial numbers began at 1500000 when introduced in 1931. Also, they began putting the one-bird roll-stamping on the Model 11 receivers and started marking "Model 11" on the bolts. Over time Remington reduced the roll-stamping to one bird on each side and moved "The Sportsman" from the left side of the receiver to the bolt. The Sportsman 12-gauge serial numbers began with S500000 and by the 505xxx range the S preface is gone. The 16-gauge The Sportsman serial numbers began with S200000 and like the 20s I see the S preface dropped by the 207xxx range. of the 20-gauge The Sportsman in the old factory ledger begins with 14199 being the highest serial number reached by March 1, 1937. By the 7xxx range the S preface was no longer being stamped on the guns. I believe the 20-gauge The Sportsman serial numbers began with S1, but the lowest serial number I've actually observed is S3223. ![]() Unfortunately, the first 20-gauge The Sportsman page is missing from the old factory ledger. Early on The Sportsman serial numbers were prefaced with an S. ![]()
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