Originally Posted by Bows4evr
I do have an older Remington 870 wingmaster 16ga with a ribbed forend I'm trying to figure out what year it and the Winchester model 12 was made? Any suggestions?


I have a 16 gauge 870 with the corncob forend, and you can look up the year of manufacture online using the serial number.

I think the letter in the serial number is the key to year of manufacture.


Colt1917