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- What Year Was My Remington 742 Made
- Remington 742 Woodsmaster Dating
- Remington Model 742 Woodsmaster Value
- Remington 742 Woodsmaster Serial Numbers
When was my rifle made?
After 1921, Remington employed a “date code” system which consists of a series of letters identifying the month and year of manufacture. This date code is typically 2-3 letters hand stamped on the jacket head (refer to the photograph below for location). The first letter in the code represents the month, the second (and sometimes third) letter represents the year. It is not uncommon for these letters to be stamped sideways.
When a rifle was returned to Remington for a repair, the factory would stamp a repair code. These codes read the same as the date code, but were followed by a “3”. It is not uncommon to find the “3” stamped backwards. For those rifles manufactured prior to 1921, rifles not found with a date code, or rifles found with ONLY a repair code, these will be dated best by using the serial number list at the bottom of the page.
Determining month of manufacture (FIRST LETTER)
B – January
L – February
A – March
C – April
K – May
P – June
O – July
W – August
D – September
E – October
R – November
X – December
Determining year of manufacture (SECOND AND/OR THIRD LETTERS),
M – 1921 D – 1935
N – 1922 E – 1936
P– 1923 F – 1937
R – 1924 G – 1938
S – 1925 H – 1939
T – 1926 J – 1940
U – 1927 K – 1941
W – 1928 L – 1942
X – 1929 MM – 1943
Y – 1930 NN – 1944
Z – 1931 PP – 1945
A – 1932 RR – 1946
B – 1933 SS – 1947
C – 1934 TT – 1948
UU – 1949 WW – 1950
These are the last serial numbers for each year of production for the Model 8
Year – Serial – Total
1906~2266 2266
1907~7754 5488
1908~12439 4685
1909~17168 4729
1910~21889 4721
1911~26489 4600
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1912~30063 3574
1913~33041 2978
1914~35187 2146
1915~36938 1751
1916~38469 1711
1917~39918 1449
1918~40917 999
1919~42009 1092
1920~44825 2816
1921~45938 1113
1922~47297 1359
1923~48826 1529
1924~50136 1310
1925~51519 1383
1926~53160 1641
1927~55878 2718
1928~58741 2863
1929~61467 2726
1930~64024 2557
1931~65465 1441
1932~66360 895
1933~66867 507
1934~67676 809
1935~68841 1165
1936~69581 1010
1937~69485 96
1938~69488 3
1939~69490 2
* Despite these production totals, rifles as high as 69929 have been observed
These are the last serial numbers for each year of production for the Model 81
Year – Serial – Total
1936~1675 1675
1937~4895 3220
1938~6862 1967
1939~8872 2010
1940~12623 3751
1941~17748 5125
1942~21575 3827
1943~21579 4
1944~21694 115
What Year Was My Remington 742 Made
1945~23809 2115
1946~30525 6716
1947~37104 6579
1948~43778 6674
Remington 742 Woodsmaster Dating
1949~51187 7409
Remington Model 742 Woodsmaster Value
1950~55581 4394
Remington 742 Woodsmaster Serial Numbers
* Despite these production totals, rifles as high as 57949 have been observed