Click on the thumbnail below to view a typical forearm checkering pattern. Below is the most unique 8E seen during this study. Without a doubt many, many hours of labor were involved creating these works of art and each rifle is distinctively different. These rifles included a game scene on each side of the receiver and on top of the receiver an animal motif surrounded by scroll engraving. The diamond-shaped hand cut checkering is an astounding 24 lines-per-inch and most often is found with a rounded pattern on the forearms.
As was customary of Remington, rifles could be ordered just about any way your wallet could handle. Stock dimensions could be made to order and a couple rifles have been observed with factory gold inlay. Caliber is REM 25 Remington. The Model 81 was basically a facelifted Model 8.
The Model 81A had a stock and forearm of plain American walnut and a plain receiver. Like the Model 8A, the Standard grade Model 81 could be ordered with optional checkering but this was seldom.
The majority of checkering seen today is not factory. The Model 81 was manufactured with two different forearms. The 81C was only available for the first 4 years of Model 81 production and being that it had a shorter production run, is far more scarce than the 81B. The specifications were the same as the 8C; a hand checkered stock and forearm of English walnut.
Because these rifles were built to order; Remington did not use any special receivers. On average the 81C and 81B cost The 81C was phased out around the serial number range. Model 81B 89XX has a stock with cheeks and a semi-beavertail forearm. Another Model 81B XX has a stock with cheeks, optional pistol grip cap, and the later flatside forearm. The rifle below is bordered around the entire grip panel.
One 81B, with a repair code from Aug. Interestingly the repair code is 3 years after Remington ended the Model The lines per inch on the forearm and stock do not match but are of the period pattern. Another Model 81B, manufactured in has an unusual forearm checkering pattern. More than one 81B like this has been reported. The Model 81D is almost a direct carry over from the Model 8D.
It has comparable hand scroll engraving and select English walnut American walnut for post rifles. Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above.
They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box. It's to join The Remington Society of America Remington , , are very popular firearms and it is very easy to find them for sale in shops, on forums and online boards. But when buying used shotgun or rifle, it is better to check when it was manufactured, that is why Remington serial number check was developed.
Remington or serial numbers can be decoded the same way as Remington serial numbers. This decoder works for all Remington firearms which have two-letter code on their barrel.
Recorded a small video to show difference between barrel code and serial number on the receiver:. You can always use Remington Serial Number Lookup to find out manufacture date of your Remington firearm. Check the serial numbers located on the left side of the barrel on your Remington shotgun. They can be decoded to find out when your shotgun or rifle was manufactured. This serial number decoder will translate this information, determining the exact month and year that your specific firearms was created.
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