Dad's old Stevens 86D, which I have now, isn't numbered anywhere except for some patent numbers which don't illuminate when it was. The Model 12's is probably on the tang or under the front of the receiver, like my M24. The principle designer of the Winchester model 12 was John Browning. Remington serial ed all their rifles, I have a M24 Gallery Gun that was built in the early '20s, and it's a got a serial. *introduced in 1912 with only the 20 gauge available, 12 ga.
The Winchester Model 12 serial numbers are sequential starting at 1 Many Remingtons manufactured after around 1922 had date codes stamped on the barrels showing the. Go to and I belive they have information as to manufacture dates on certain rifles. In 1921, Remington began assigning date codes to the barrels. The model 12 was made from 1909 up until about 1935, and during this time, they made over 840,000 rifles, with slight variations through the years.
Serial Number: 12182 Year of Manufacture: 1909 (Production ranged from 1909 to 1936 with about 820,759 being manufactured. Introduction Year: 1909 Year Discontinued: 1936 Total Production: Approximately 832,000 Designer/Inventor: J.D. This extremely popular pump action shotgun saw action in World war I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam Wars and was used by the US Army, Navy and Marines. LSB: 190126DC11 Make: Remington Model: Pre-Model 12-A (When first issued, Remington referred to it as The New. Remington Model 12A Description: Slide-action, solid-breech, hammerless, takedown, side-ejection rifle. Known as the 'perfect repeater' when introduced in 1912, the Winchester model 12 was produced in numbers close to two million over a 51 year period.
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Specialists in Marketing Your Gun Collections the serial numbers are approx 440xxx and 720xxx.