I found this diamond in the rough at the local gun shop four weeks ago. It had some old flaky shellac that I assumed was applied by a former owner. It was easy to strip off and replace with a couple of coats of BLO. Also did a detail cleaning and lube of all the internals.
This one was made in 1945. 1943-44 saw very little production of firearms for civilian sales at Remington. I guess they were busy making 1903-A3 and A4 rifles. Commercial production ramped up quickly in the latter half of 1945.
WWII Era and 1946 Model 121 Production Numbers
1941: 11,705
1942: 6,528
1943: 5
1944: 21
1945: 8,092
1946: 13,292
I was surprised at how many parts are serialized, with a total of five SNs.
Specs: OAL of 42”, 24” barrel, 28” for just the barrel assembly portion in takedown mode, 14” LOP, a capacity of 15 .22LR cartridges in the tube magazine. It can shoot .22short/long/lr.
Additional serial numbers, besides the only externally visible one on the receiver.
Pics of the stock before removing the chipped and flaking shellac with denatured alcohol.