![]() Its not really a policy but a general following that we dont give estimates for value. Its a Wingmaster, 12 ga, 2 3/4' chamber with a 25 or 26' barrel fixed choke IC. I believe the 'x' signifies its a 2002 and not a 1972 but it certainly does have a value, any wingmaster in any gauge that hasnt been used for a tomato stake is probably worth at least 300. Not T=1970 if the barrel code was reversed, as you observed that T does not appear in "BLACKPOWDERX". REMINGTON SHOTGUN SERIAL NUMBER STRUCTURE M/870 LETTER PREFIX 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE). That is when I noticed how close is to 1 million! A search finds that Lou Rockwell has written, "By 1966, the company had sold one million 870 shotguns." (Per Wikipedia, Remington reached two million 870 guns by 1973.) So 1966-1967 is about when your gun was manufactured. Its bbl is now 18' cyl (formerly a 30' Full). Next, I considered that your serial number has no prefix, so the receiver was manufactured between 19, before the first prefix S was introduced in 1968 (followed by T in 1974). The serial number on the gun I had was prefaced with an S and ended with an X - S9239xxX. I snooped thru all five boxes and took the one with the very best wood. I got a 20-gauge 870 SC back in 1974 when the Chugach Rod & Gun Club got in a shipment of five 20-gauge 870 SC Skeet Guns. Apparently you have not yet called Remington, so I wanted some workaround to reveal as closely as possible the year of manufacture of your gun with serial number considered, What year were the full sized frame 20 gauge guns like yours with serial numbers ending with the X suffix discontinued? Well, being popular they continued to be made and sold for a few years after the scaled-down receivers were introduced in 1972. The 870 SC had much nicer wood and cut checkering. Click to expand.I wish that I had known that because I have searched several times for an online database of Remington 870 serial numbers.
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