Introduction Year: 1949 Year Discontinued: 1968 Total Production: Approximately 455,535 Designer/Inventor: L. Ray Critendon, Ellis Hailston, and C.R. Johnson Action Type: Autoloading with a recoiling barrel action 12, 16, 20, 28, .410 gauges Serial Number Blocks: 12 ga. – Approximately 5,000,000 – 5,172,000* 16 ga. – Approximately 5,500,000 – 5,571,000 20 ga. – Approximately 5,800,000 – 5,848,000 28 ga. – Approximately 4,009,000 – 4,027,000 .410 – Approximately 4,100,000 – 4,125,000 *Some 12 ga. Models have serial numbers from approximately 20,000 – 213,000 Grades Offered: Model 11-48A – Standard Grade Model 11-48R – Riot Grade Model 11-48B – Special Grade Model 11-48D – Tournament Grade Model 11-48F – Premier Grade Model 11-48 RSS – Rifled Slug Special Variations: Sportsman ‘48 Sportsman 58 magnum Overview: Manufacturer: Remington Description: Remington's first gas operated, autoloading shotgun without the Browning-type recoiling action. Introduction Year: 1956 Year Discontinued: 1963 Total Production: 271,000 approx. Designer/Inventor: L.R. Crittendon, Phillip R. Haskell, Ellis W. Hailston Action Type: Gas operated, autoloading Caliber/Gauge: 12, 16 and 20 gauge
Serial Number Blocks: 1001-65,000 approximate Grades Offered: A – Field gun D Grade F Grade Skeet D & F grades Variations: ADL – roll engraved receiver & checkered wood ADX gun BDL SA skeet – ventilated rib barrel, roll engraved receiver, checkered wood SX skeet – Sun grain stock and fore-end Wards westernfield 600a eri Overview: Manufacturer: Remington Description: Version of the Model 878 made for the Montgomery Ward Co. Highly decorated receiver and furniture. Introduction Year: 1959 Year Discontinued: 1963 Total Production: Approximately 10,000 Designer/Inventor: L. Ray Crittendon, Ellis Hailston, and C.R. Johnson Action Type: Autoloading Caliber/Gauge: 12gauge. Serial Number Blocks: N/A Grades Offered One Variations: None MODEL 1100 magnum
17 Manufacturer: Remington Description: Pump action, hammerless, tubular-magazine, bottom-ejecting, takedown shotgun Introduction Year: 1921 Year Discontinued: 1933 Total Production: Approximately 73,000 Designer/Inventor: John Browning, John Pedersen Action Type: Pump action repeater Caliber/Gauge: 20 gauge only. Serial Number Blocks: 0,000 – 73,000 Grades Offered: 17A – Standard Grade 17B – Special Grade 17D – Tournament Grade 17E – Expert Grade 17F – Premier Grade 17R – Riot Grade 17P – Police Grade Variations: None model 29 Manufacturer: Remington Description: Pump action, hammerless, under-loading, tubular-magazine, bottom-ejecting, takedown shotgun Introduction Year: 1930 Year Discontinued: 1933
Total Production: Approximately 38,000 Designer/Inventor: C.C. Loomis Action Type: Pump action repeater Caliber/Gauge: 12 gauge for use with 2 ¾-inch shells. Serial Number Blocks: 0,000 – 38,000 Grades Offered: 29A – Standard Grade 29B – Special Grade 29C – Trap Grade 29D – Tournament Grade 29E – Expert Grade 29F – Premier Grade 29R – Riot Grade Variations: 29T- Special Trap Gun including the Target, Tournament, Expert and Premier grades 31 Manufacturer: Remington Description: Remington's first side ejecting repeating shotgun. Introduction Year: 1931 Year Discontinued: 1949 Total Production: Approximately 196,000 Designer/Inventor: C.C. Loomis Action Type: Pump action repeater Caliber/Gauge: 12, 16, 20 Serial Number Blocks: 12 ga. 0,000 – 121,000 16 & 20 ga. 500,000 – 575,000