I have a Remington fieldmaster 572 that has the letter JDS on the left side of the barrel. Can you help me date it

Early 1960s
MODEL 742 WOODSMASTER Description: Autoloading, gas operated improvement of Model 740, 4-shot detachable magazine
Introduction Year: 1960
Year Discontinued: 1980
Total Production: Approximately: 1,433,269
Designer/Inventor: Research & Development
Action Type: Semi-automatic gas operated
Caliber/Gauge: .243 Win, 6mm Remington, .280 Remington, .30-06, .308 Win
Serial Number Blocks:
1951-1967 1,000-541,000
1968-1975 6,900,000-7,499,999
1975-1978 A6,900,000-A7,499,999
1978-1981 B6,900,000-B7,499,999
Grades Offered:
742A Standard
742ADL Deluxe
742BDL Deluxe
742CDL Deluxe Carbine
742C Carbine
Variations:
150th Year Anniversary
Canadian Centennial (1967)
Bicentennial 200th United States Anniversary (1976)

https://www.gunvaluesboard.com/remington-barrel-date-codes-date-of-manufacture-2164.html

https://www.remington.com/firearm-history/model-742-woodsmaster

https://www.google.com/search?q=742+Remington+308+Serial

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are you talking about the old Model 11 which is a copy of Browning A-5? more details would help. But it probably has a solid rib (amazingly, those were machined in one piece with the barrel, not soldered on). Many have had barrel problems. Look closely at yours, especially for pitting in the bore and bulging at muzzle.
The model 11 remington shotgun was produced from 1905-1949 when it was changed to the 11-48 dating your shotgun to exact year MAY be possible if theres a date code on the barrel left side ,,this would proably be a 2 letter code.. and should be near the point where the barrel meets the receiver. Without it it's anybody's guess.

condition means the most for values but you can pickem up for a average between 200-350. for insurance purposes 400 if in good working order.
Model 11?

Write to Remington and tell them you want to know when it was made or left the factory. Start by mailing or calling them here:

Remington Arms Company, LLC 870 Remington Drive P.O. Box 700 Madison, NC 27025-0700 TEL: 1-800-243-9700 Fax: 1-336-548-7801

he Model 6 Rolling block was made from 1901 to 1933.
rifles manufactured after 1921 will have a date code consisting of 2 letters stamped on the left side of the barrel near the receiver.
rifles made between 1901 and 1921, ask a question about the serial number of your rifle on the... Remington Society Forum to get a date of manufacture.
Remington serial number records are not publically available to determine a date of manufacture some old gunsmiths have the info but are not publishing it publically ie the internet.
prices seem to be low 395 high 795

As for dating the rifle, best you can do is date it from the barrel code (assuming it is the original barrel). If you remove the forearm, there should be a two-letter stamping near the receiver.


Use this table to plug in your letters for the date code:

http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional..._date_code.htm

Remington Barrel date Code

Here is a website that has a list for the codes on the barrel to help you determine the month and year your firearm was manufactured. They do note that Remington reuses the same letters approx every 26 years so there may be more than one possible date.
http://www.rem870.com/gun-manufacture-date/remington-serial-number-lookup/
Hope this helps.

it was made in 1906

Look for the date codes on the left rear section of the barrel. It will be two letters. One is the month and the other is the year.

Look at the date code on the left rear portion of the barrel. The codes are posted on line.

The serial number does not reflect the date of manufactuer, but there are letters stamped in the side of the barrel at the reciever, on the left side, they are a date code, I will give you an app, If there are more than a couple letters and numbers, it has been reworked by the factory. But none of mine have.
m=1921,,,z=1931,,, and all the letters in between there except for o and q are the years, then it starts again at A=1932, and goes to L=1942, then,,,MM=1942,,,NN=1944,,,etc to ZZ=1953,,,then it stats with A again,,through Z= 1975 and after that it a random of letters I,O, Q and V, to 1979, then A, again, to Z=2005, then it starts again. hope this helps.