![]() ![]() Buy yourself an early Christmas or birthday present before they're all gone? Just an easy call to Amazon.Here is some information that you can get from you serial number after 1921 Photos and more info on the M/12 (23 pages) are in the book. The quality of wood and the detail of engraving changed significantly with grades 5 & 6. The Grade IV had upgrade wood and some engraving. The Grade three was just a 12-C or 12-CS. According to most factory records 56,183 is the starting serial # for 1914. Our research showed that the Rem Spec M/12 was first offered in 1914. That's the fun of collecting or writing about Remingtons. ![]() Roy & I did the best we could from factory records that were sometimes conflicting. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I did look into purchasing the book, but amazon has them for $90, not sure if I want to drop that kind of coin for a book on this at the moment.īTW, the jump in price for the Grade 3 to the Grade 4 is huge, especially in 1910 dollars. Does your magic book have anything to say about that? There also appear to be some conflicting accounts of when serial numbers started for 1914. So, I did find the post I was thinking of here in this forum, I re-read and the poster mentioned that the Rem Special started in 1914. This option was easily identified because the magazine tube extended to The 1910 Remington catalog also offered a number ofĪ) Imported Walnut stock and forearm on the No.2 and No.3 for $15.00.ī) Checkered stock on No.1, No.2 and No.3 rifles for $2.50.Ĭ) A half pistol grip stock on No.3 rifle for $1.50.ĭ) Nickel plating on the receiver, butt plate and trigger guard for $3.50.Į) An extended magazine was offered as an option for the No. In 1910, the full spectrum of grades were offered. Introduced in 1909, the first shipments of the Model 12 began in September of that year, and were limited to two grades, the No. Introduction of the Model 12, Grade C (No. 22 Rim Fire Rifles by John Gyde and Roy Marcot. Basically, you have a "wall hanger".Īdditional info from Remington. You MIGHT be able to locate some ammo for it, but I'm sure it's going to be very expensive if you do. I can't help you on the date issue, but you need to do some reading on the. On the left side of the barrel on one of the lower surfaces, there is a D over a bar over what looks like an L. Apparently too early for date code on the barrel. 22 Remington Special, it has an octagon barrel and a curved buttplate, brass loader tube, simple screw and stamped metal rear sight. SN on both the receiver and the trigger assembly (visible only after takedown) matches, and is 248XXX. Gr8scott_o wrote:Hi, my grandfather gave me a Model 12 when I was a kid, I think it's a Model 12CS based upon other info I have found on this board. If someone can point me in the right direction to start looking for the issue, I would appreciate it. Upon takedown, it appears as though the firing pin is functional, and I can operate the hammer with no problems. the action would cycle no problem but no rounds would fire. I am guessing 1914 based upon some other SN's I have seen? If that is the case, would that make this an early 12C?Īlso, when I was a kid we got some. If anyone can tell me when this was manufactured, that would be nice to know. I have seen dates of manufacture given on the forum, but could not find a resource for figuring out date of manufacture on my own. Hi, my grandfather gave me a Model 12 when I was a kid, I think it's a Model 12CS based upon other info I have found on this board. ![]()
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