Barrel Markings and Weep Hole help

[James Palmer]

Hello,

hoping to get a little help here.

I am looking at a very nice remington VHE 12 ga which i beleive to be original. Two questions:

1. The barrel flats have some stamps I am not familiar with. It looks like it is stamped XSS3...anybody know whatr that means?

2. Was it common for Remington to drill weep holes in the lower rib during the bluing process?

see pictures attached ...

appreciate the help here.

James

[Bindlestiff]

That looks like a Remington repair code for Dec 1947
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[Dean Romig]

The smaller and more lightly stamped WK3 looks to be a Remington date code but I don't have any idea what the XSS3 indicates.

The weep hole is correct for a later Remington Parker... not so sure about it being correct for a 236XXX parker though as that was made in eriden the way they had always been done. It seems more likely that it had been sent to Remington later in its youth for barrel and reblueing work, hence the date code which would most likely not have been done in Meriden.

[Bindlestiff]

XSS3 is a repair code for Dec 1947, WK3 is a repair code for Aug 1941

[Dean Romig]

I think it's safe to say the weep hole was the work of the Parker Gun operation in Illion, NY.

[James Palmer]

So in this case the gun was made in 1932 and returned in 41 and 47 for work. Since it seems work was done at the factory how does that affect value.

Currently the barrels are in fantastic condition. Beautiful ring and locks up real tight. Original twin beads. 30 inch full full.

Overall gun is in great shape.

[Dean Romig]

It doesn't affect the gun's value at all. As you stated, that work was Parker and Remington factory work.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

I would say that is a great gun. But everyone knows I am a sucker for Remington guns.
Show us more pictures!

[B. Dudley]

I do believe that TPS says that Remington did put a weep hole in barrels that were factory reblued as well. And since we do not have records to the repair codes, it is safe to assume that the above statement is correct. Returned to Remington in the 40's for work and the barrels were re-blued at that time.

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

The smaller and more lightly stamped WK3 looks to be a Remington date code but I don't have any idea what the XSS3 indicates.

Seems like a good opening to remind everyone there is a link on the PGCA homepage (on the left side) that will provide information relative to the Remington repair codes.

http://parkerguns.org/