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16837 - The Book, `Bluejackets`
2/14/2026

Maker: ?, Model: ?, Caliber: ?, Barrel Length: ?, Finish: ?, SN: ?

Question:
Searching for The book, `Bluejackets` about the US Navy in the Mexican Campaign of 1911.

Answer:
As far as I know, the U.S. Navy was not involved in any campaigns in Mexico in 1911.

Here is a list of all the USN expeditions 1901-1929:

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/l/list-of-expeditions-1901-1929.html#1911

I suspect you may be asking about the intervention in Vera Cruz in 1914. I was not able to find anything which seemed to match. The closest being a new book by Nelson Lawry ``Armed Bluejackets ashore: U.S. Navy Landing Guns 1850-1942`` which covers a small niche in a broad period and is probably not what you are looking for.

Searching for ``Navy 1914 Vera Cruz`` might turn up something.

Hope that helps.

John Spangler

16830 - Year Of Winchester Shotgun
2/2/2026

Maker: Winchester, Model: 12, Caliber: ?, Barrel Length: ?, Finish: ?, SN: ?

Question:
Hi, I have a Winchester m12 that I am trying to figure out the year. I was sent to your website and was told I would be able to find it. I was wondering how I do this, or if you have a link for it?

Thanks very much

Answer:
The Winchester Arms Collectors Association has a great manufacture date lookup tool on their website, you select the model, enter the serial number and click to show the date.

We encourage everyone to use this tool available at:

https://winchestercollector.org/dates/

Hope that this helps - Marc Wade

16877 - Remington 572 Fieldmaster DOM
2/2/2026
Tracey

Maker: Remington, Model: 572 Fieldmaster, Caliber: ?, Barrel Length: ?, Finish: ?, SN: A1681256

Question:
Hi, I`m trying to figure out the manufacturer date of my dad`s old gun. The serial number is A1681256. Is there anyway to trace when or where he purchased? Thank you for any help you can provide. Tracey R.

Answer:
Tracey- Thanks for contacting Antique and Collectable Firearms and Militaria Headquarters.

Remington manufacture date codes are on the left side of the barrel, and here is the best explanation of how to read them: https://www.remingtonsociety.org/manufacture-dates/

They can be confusing, but if you search for Remington Model [whateer model you have] history that should find you a date range they were made, and then the code might be easier to pick out the exact date.

John Spangler

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