In 1937, Remington reduced the roll-stamping on "The Sportsman" the bird on each side and started putting the roll-stamping on Model 11 receivers as well. In 1934 DuPont acquired controlling interest of Remington Arms Co., Inc. ![]() "The Sportsman" had a three-bird roll-stamping on each side of the receiver. In 1930, they also introduced a three-shot version in 20-gauge called "The Sportsman." The 20-gauge “The Sportsman” had serial numbers beginning low 1? Maybe 1000? They added 12- and 16-gauge "The Sportsman" in 1931, with 12-gauge "The Sportsman" having serial numbers starting at 500,000 and 16-gauges having serial numbers starting at 200,000. ![]() The people at Remington History section would tell you that “All Sportsman shotguns produced had an “S” preceding the serial number.” And their SN’s started at 500,000.
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