- Model 742 Woodsmaster. Description: Autoloading, gas operated improvement of Model 740, 4-shot detachable magazine Introduction Year: 1960 Year Discontinued: 1980 Total Production: Approximately: 1,433,269.
- Call or email Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they do make errors. Back up what they tell you with this information; DECODING REMINGTON SERIAL NUMBERS Model 870 LETTER PREFIX 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE).
Remington 742 Woodsmaster Serial Numbers
What year is a remington woodsmaster model 742 serial #B6938941 made in and about how much is it worth? - Answered by a verified Firearms Expert We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website.
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Remington Dates of
Manufacture
The following serial number
information is for
Remingtion firearms
manufactured after 1921
information is for
Remingtion firearms
manufactured after 1921
Remingtons manufactured after 1921
have a code located on the left side of the barrel
near the frame that identifies the year and month of
manufacture. The following letters correspond to the
months of the year, for example B=January, L= February
and so on:
have a code located on the left side of the barrel
near the frame that identifies the year and month of
manufacture. The following letters correspond to the
months of the year, for example B=January, L= February
and so on:
B – L – A – C
– K – P – O – W – D – E – R – X
– K – P – O – W – D – E – R – X
Barrel Code Location Diagram Click this ^ (print page) Don’t try to read this -> It’s just a thumb image | view full image |
Serial Numbers by date (factory record book)
B – Jan | L – Feb | A – Mar | C – Apr | K – May | P – Jun |
O – Jul | W – Aug | D – Sep | E – Oct | R – Nov | X – Dec |
Remington 742 Serial Numbers
M – 1921 | N – 1922 | P – 1923 | R – 1924 | S – 1925 |
T – 1926 | U – 1927 | W – 1928 | X – 1929 | Y – 1930 |
Z – 1931 | A – 1932 | B – 1933 | C – 1934 | D – 1935 |
E – 1936 | F – 1937 | G – 1938 | H – 1939 | J – 1940 |
K – 1941 | L – 1942 | MM – 1943 | NN – 1944 | PP – 1945 |
RR – 1946 | SS – 1947 | TT – 1948 | UU – 1949 | WW – 1950 |
XX – 1951 | YY – 1952 | ZZ – 1953 | A – 1954 | B – 1955 |
C – 1956 | D – 1957 | E – 1958 | F – 1959 | G – 1960 |
H – 1961 | J – 1962 | K – 1963 | L – 1964 | M – 1965 |
N – 1966 | P – 1967 | R – 1968 | S – 1969 | T – 1970 |
U – 1971 | W – 1972 | X – 1973 | Y – 1974 | Z – 1975 |
I – 1976 | O – 1977 | Q – 1978 | V – 1979 | A – 1980 |
B – 1981 | C – 1982 | D – 1983 | E – 1984 | F – 1985 |
G – 1986 | H – 1987 | I – 1988 | J – 1989 | K – 1990 |
L – 1991 | M – 1992 | N – 1993 | O – 1994 | P – 1995 |
Q – 1996 | R – 1997 | S – 1998 | T – 1999 (*) | U – 2000 (*) |
V – 2001 (*) | W – 2002 | X – 2003 | Y – 2004 | Z – 2005 |
A – 2006 | B – 2007 | C – 2008 | D – 2009 | E – 2010 |
F – 2011 | G – 2012 |
Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles, as the company rarely changed barrels on a customer’s rifle.
Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above.
(*)
On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code.
They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box.
They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.
On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code.
They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box.
They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.