Check this table for the answer:
http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes
See related link.
Contact Remington Customer Service thru their website.
Made by the Remigton Firearms Company.
The W ahead of the serial number indicates that your Remington 870 wingmaster was made in 1972.
They are all still made in Illion, New York, I believe.
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Do a search on barrel codes, I believe that will give you an answer
Remington Society barrel code lookup: http://remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes
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Check the date code stamp on the left side of the barrel you can get the details and look it up on the Remington Society of America under the manufactured date link.
All Remington model 870 shotguns were made in the Unites states.The Remington plant was located in Ilion,New York.