Is there anyway of dating a Remington model 572 pump when they PREDATE 1968?

Answer 1

Remington Year of Manufacture for Rifles and Shotguns The letter codes can be found on the left side of the barrel, just in front of the receiver. Note: shotgun codes indicate when the barrel was made, not necessarily the receiver. = The first letter is the Month Code = = B L A C K P O W D E R X = = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 = = = 1921 M 1954 A 1987 H 1922 N 1955 B 1988 I 1923 P 1956 C 1989 J 1924 R 1957 D 1990 K 1925 S 1958 E 1991 L 1926 T 1959 F 1992 M 1927 U 1960 G 1993 N 1928 W 1961 H 1994 O 1929 X 1962 J 1995 P 1930 Y 1963 K 1996 Q 1931 Z 1964 L 1997 R 1932 A 1965 M 1998 S 1933 B 1966 N 1999 T 1934 C 1967 P 2000 U 1935 D 1968 R 2001 W 1936 E 1969 S 2002 X 1937 F 1970 T 2003 Y 1938 G 1971 U 2004 Z 1939 H 1972 W 1940 J 1973 X 1941 K 1974 Y 1942 L 1975 Z 1943 MM 1976 I 1944 NN 1977 O 1945 PP 1978 Q 1946 RR 1979 V 1947 SS 1980 A 1948 TT 1981 B 1949 UU 1982 C 1950 WW 1983 D 1951 XX 1984 E 1952 YY 1985 F 1953 ZZ 1986 G Note: Reference year of model introduction to determine which year codes apply.