Speedmaster Serial Number By Year4/27/2021
So I searched the internet for several weeks and finally ran across the Remington Society of America chart to determine the month and year.Unless I am looking in the wrong place or completely confused it is not adding up.I located the three letters on the left side of the barrel near the charging handle and they read JAR.To the left of the three letters and slightly lower is the number 68.
![]() Its manufacture date is A R.March 1968. The letters represent the month and year. Since there is no month with the J letter designation, you go to the next two letters.which DO have month and year designations. In some cases, it helps to know what type of stock they used or other overall appearance in the case of some firearms which were made for a number of decades and the letters may repeat. But, in your case, you know the general decade, so its a matter if interpreting the letters. The lower leg on the P is somewhat short, but theres enough there that I can tell it IS a P. (It also has the plain wood and 23 12 barrel) I would disregard the numbers (78). Ive been going on for a couple of hours trying to find a birth date is there any one who can help me out The society site did not have what I have. Also the model 552 shoots great and is in above average condition including a Tasco 3x - 7x20 scope - any chance someone could give me an approximate value Thank you for your time and help. Well, you have to make some deductions and be somewhat familiar with what Remington did with these rifles over the years. First, Id suggest using a magnifying glass of some type to make sure you know what letters yours has impressed in the barrel. According to the Remington website, the 552 has been in production since 1957.. Its also helpful to know if the barrel length is 23 12 or 21 12 and whether its a BDL (impressed checkering) or plain A standard (smooth wood). And, over the years, they also used different checkering patterns in the BDL versions. Somewhere around 1980 (give or take a year or so), they quit making the longer barreled version and only made the shorter one for both the 552 (auto) and 572 (pump) models. If its the longer barrel and plain wood, I dont think W C (Aug 1956 or Aug 1982) would work. With the longer barrel and A or BDL grade, C P (Apr 1967) would work. If its a C D, that would indicate either an Apr 1957 or Apr 1983 date. Depending on barrel length or wood style, those may or may not work. ![]() However, if you do some searching on the gun auction sites, you may find some ballpark figures of what theyre asking for them or what theyve sold for. I do have the smooth wood or A model with 23 12 inch barrel. As to the letter marks using the magnifying glass and if Remington used lower case letters it is a p or wcp. If upper case letters were used the last letter first reaction is a p, but could possibly be a D. What does the number 78 mean at the end wcp 78 Thanks again, Wild Bill 22. ![]() Ive never found anything otherwise) On my 552, it has the letters P Z for Jun 1975. The lower leg on the P is somewhat short, but theres enough there that I can tell it IS a P. It also has the plain wood and 23 12 barrel) I would disregard the numbers (78).
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