Remington sportmaster 341

[sterve]

Trying to date and value a Remington sportmaster 341. I have a patent #, but part of it has been drilled and taped into, so I can’t make it all out.

 

[Sagamore - One]

Remington 341 was only built 1936 to 1940 with 131,606 produced.
If it is drilled and tapped as stated, the value decreases dramatically.
Keep it and shoot it!

 

[Sagamore - One]

Remington “Sportsmaster” and Me – Best Friends - Remington Society of America

My dad, Don Boddicker, graduated from the University of Iowa Law School in 1937. He set up his law practice in Vinton, Iowa, the county seat, and proceeded to try to make a living as The Great Depression wound down. But business was not great for a new lawyer in 1937. He spent a lot

www.remingtonsociety.org

 

[Mongo59]

The date will come from 2 or sometimes three letters from the left side of the barrel just in front of the receiver. Post those and we can tell you exactly when it was made.

 

[Mongo59]

Here you go...

B – Jan	L – Feb	A – Mar	C – Apr	K – May	P – Jun
O – Jul	W – Aug	D – Sep	E – Oct	R – Nov	X – Dec

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

 

[sterve]

Thanks for the info Mongo 59, I added a picture of the markings, still unsure …

 

[Mongo59]

WH=August of 1939.

 

[sterve]

Ok, thank you, so the U on top doesn’t have a significance?

 

[Mongo59]

They put all kind of marks and info on the barrel but, no, the U means nothing as far as dates go.

They have anchors and bullseyes and a whole host of marks but in time, if you look at enough of them, your eyes will go straight to the date without difficulty. The real problem is that the alphabet is reused and you will need to know the era of the gun (what years that model was made) to be able to discern the actual year. So "H" could mean 1939, 1961 or 1987, the info Sagamore gave you lets you know it can only be 1939.

Kind of like reading Hebrew, you have to know what it says to be able read it...