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04-21-2014, 10:13 AM | #3 | ||||||
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Chuck, your question just prompted me to take a look at some Remington IBM cards I have and I can see your confusion...
How about "R.G." and "Pro" noted on so many of the IBM cards? H.P. Sheldon's gun has both of these notations on the IBM card. |
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04-21-2014, 11:52 AM | #4 | ||||||
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Bill, I'm thinking Trade Sample or Tournament Sample too. I haven't been able to find a S/N that is listed in both the IBM cards and in Repair Book 101.
Dean, the Pro you see on every IBM card I believe is short for the word produced. I've found a different person who wrote in the info on the card and he spelled it Prod.. Usually the Pro date is a few days before the shipping date however I've seen many examples where the Pro date was a few days after the shipping date. How can that happen? R.G. shows up quite often, sometimes by itself, sometimes followed by a date, and quite often it was "warehouse to factory." I've also found examples that said E & D. I've found E & D written out more fully and it reads "Employees and Disp, Sales Dept, Remington Arms. I've also seen E & D to Advertising Dept. What Disp means, I have no clue. Perhaps the gun was bought by an employee. |
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04-21-2014, 12:05 PM | #5 | ||||||
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A1S No. 191049 has an IBM card.... are there any specific items of note on this gun, or was it just sent to Remington for work?
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04-21-2014, 12:59 PM | #6 | ||||||
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As I recall, 191,049 was a 28 gauge A1-Special that was sent out with numerous salesmen and to numerous dealers and I assume, finally sold. It is probably represented on several IBM cards and also in Order Book #101. Dean, tell us about your IBM card collection.
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04-21-2014, 02:25 PM | #7 | ||||||
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I only have a Work Order Tag and Repair/Return book #101 for this A-1 Special. The S/N would the date of manufacture in 1920. The earliest entry in Book # 101 for 191049 is 1927 and the last entry is August 1934. Every entry in #101 is for a credit return. The gun sure made it's way through out the country!
Dean, how do you know there is an IBM card for this gun? |
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04-21-2014, 02:34 PM | #8 | ||||||
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I have photographic copies of just a few IBM cards which I received as part of all the editorial CD's and papers entrusted to me from Austin when I assumed the editorship. The IBM card copies were probably in Austin's possession as part of research material for a Parker Pages article.
They are not for sale or or for distribution in any form as this would be counterproductive to Chuck's research letter efforts. |
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04-21-2014, 04:11 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Could Disp be short for display, a gun made for a special event like the Worlds Fair.
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04-21-2014, 09:05 PM | #10 | ||||||
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I can't offer any suggestions on the notations and codes but I do know from some previous research on a 16ga GHE with 30" barrels that J. G. Heath was a Remington UMC sales manager and trap shooter. He order the mentioned gun in 1936. I seem to remember the barrels flats had a Rem repair code indicating an employee purchase.
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