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Originally Posted by Cyrano
I didn't know these things had a coded date stamp on them: I'll have to give mine the once over.
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They are Remingtons. The date code is the same used on all Remington firearms. It is not an Army code! You will find a 2 or 3 letter code on the left side of the barrel just above the stock line and just in front of the receiver. If the gun has not been re-finished the stamp will obviously appear to have been applied after the gun was finished. The first letter is the month and run from January to December with the letters B-L-A-C-K-P-O-W-D-E-R-X. Go here:
Remington Manufacture Dates to enter your date code for production date.
Many of the military 513-Ts are in quite good condition, but the vast majority of them were depot re-finished, which is why the finish condition appears so good.