After the 1968 Federal Gun Control Act, it became mandatory. Before that, many did not have a serial number. Crime was wiped out with the serial number addition. Yeah, right.
that sounds like the weapons serial number not the make or model of the weapon the make will always be a name like Sako or Remington for example. The model will be numbers, or an assortment of letters and numbers, but none are as long as the numbers that you have given.
No way to tell- serial numbers are not unique to only one firearm. Need model- and for remington, they are better dated using the 2 or 3 LETTER code stamped on left rear of the barrel.
You will have to ask Remington.
Impossible to answer. Serial numbers are not unique to only one firearm, and there is no single database of ALL firearm serial numbers.
Impossible to answer. Serial numbers are not unique to only one firearm, and there is no single database of ALL firearm serial numbers.
Sure it does, but you probably have to disassemble the firearm to find it.If you think it has value then do such, otherwise sell it for a profit and move on. Your serial number on the 9478 should be on the side of the receiver, and should begin with a letter then numbers
Assuming your Model 11 Remington is a shotgun. Remington doesn't date firearms by serial number. Receivers (which have serial numbers) are made during one specific time. Later, at some point the receiver is assembled into a complete gun. Remington, for some reason chooses to use "date codes" that are stamped on the shotgun barrel, so assuming the barrel is the original barrel to that firearm, the date code on the barrel holds the key to when that shotgun became an assembled firearm. Actually serial list/dates do exist ;) They are online at the Remington Society of America in the part of the Remington factory log book including model 11's, from my quick list this is a very late shotgun after 1931 (where my quick serial list ends). There is also the date code table there, please see related links.
The value of a firearm depends on the condition it is currently in. It also depends on which model the firearm is. Some models were made in less numbers and therefore are less common and can command higher prices. The closer to original condition as far as the amount of original finish remaining on the wood and/or metal is more desirable to collectors.
I don't believe the Remington 512, 511 or 510 have serial numbers
Try the left side of the receiver as you hold the firearm- opposite the bolt.
There isn't one. The law making serial numbers mandatory was encted in 1968(GCA-'68) and before that, less expensive firearms were not sequentionally serial numbered as a matter of cost reduction.
Need a model, serial numbers are not unique accross rifles. RW is Remington Works