
Instead of it being a police magnum as I originally thought, it was a Wingmaster from a police department! If anything, that meant this gun had even more history than I imagined. I took down the serial number and fired off the number to Remington in an email. Then I looked up the barrel on this site. CA coordinated with a few different years: 06, 81, 54 and 32. And unlike magnums, the barrel said it would accept 2 3/4 shells - or SHORTER. So this meant this gun was probably from the 70's at least.
And then I got this email back from Remington.

Wow. This is one of the oldest things I've ever owned. And it definitely explains the upgrade with the cheap Choate pistol grip stock and the nicer chromed bolt. I'm surprised the finish has held up for so long!
Anyways, anyone else have any good stories?