I have one too. Very accurate and dependable.

DRSLYR

 

Yes I did take it out today and fired it already..Functions Beautiful and seems almost scary accurate.

I think by the codes it might be second year 1959..Or possibly 1967? Just hard to tell which letter is for the month and date when there are three letters present to decipher instead of two. LOL

 

Looks like R E P or is it R F P ?

R is the month of manufacture from B L A C K P O W D E R X numbered starting with 1 for B and X for 12. R would be 11, or November.

B – Jan	L – Feb	A – Mar	C – Apr	K – May	P – Jun
O – Jul	W – Aug	D – Sep	E – Oct	R – Nov	X – Dec

M – 1921	N – 1922	P – 1923	R – 1924	S – 1925
T – 1926	U – 1927	W – 1928	X – 1929	Y – 1930
Z – 1931	A – 1932	B – 1933	C – 1934	D – 1935
E – 1936	F – 1937	G – 1938	H – 1939	J – 1940
K – 1941	L – 1942	MM – 1943	NN – 1944	PP – 1945
RR – 1946	SS – 1947	TT – 1948	UU – 1949	WW – 1950
XX – 1951	YY – 1952	ZZ – 1953	A – 1954	B – 1955
C – 1956	D – 1957	E – 1958	F – 1959	G – 1960
H – 1961	J – 1962	K – 1963	L – 1964	M – 1965
N – 1966	P – 1967	R – 1968	S – 1969	T – 1970
U – 1971	W – 1972	X – 1973	Y – 1974	Z – 1975
I – 1976	O – 1977	Q – 1978	V – 1979	A – 1980
B – 1981	C – 1982	D – 1983	E – 1984	F – 1985
G – 1986	H – 1987	I – 1988	J – 1989	K – 1990
L – 1991	M – 1992	N – 1993	O – 1994	P – 1995
Q – 1996	R – 1997	S – 1998	T – 1999 (*)	U – 2000 (*)
V – 2001 (*)	W – 2002	X – 2003	Y – 2004	Z – 2005
A – 2006	B – 2007	C – 2008	D – 2009	E – 2010
F – 2011	G – 2012

Here's where it gets a little tricky. According to the chart above, F could be either 1937, 1959, or 1985.

Can you date your rifle to within 25 years from what you know of it?
The 552 was introduced in 1957, so it has to be younger than that. I has to be older than 1968 since it has no serial number.

It was made in 1958 or 1959 depending upon whether the second letter is an "E" or an "F".

The final "P" is probably a stamp designating the person who assembled the rifle. It does not relate to the date of manufacture.

I have no idea why Remington decided to do it this way, but they did. And now they're not around any more to ask.

Hope this helps.

 

Definitley a sharp F to me..Here is a closer up pic as good as my 20 year old camera will do anyway. LOL

I am very happy it is second year production..It is in amazing shape. No refinish either..It is original.

 

When I was a kid I wanted one real bad! they dont turn up much around here. enjoy!

 

I have my pawpaws 552, it looks well worn from being kept in his old Willy’s Jeep but like you said... it’s still scary accurate.
They are fine rifles.

 

I have its brother, a Remington Fieldmaster. Bought it brand new in 1976 or 1977. Still have it. A great squirrel gun.

 

I had the speedmaster and the Fieldmaster when I was younger..They were both fine Rifles..But I liked the 552 better.

 

I would say it is Nov. 1959. That last letter can be a code for something done at the factory maybe for warranty work or just a later repair done by Remington. Really nice rifle and usually more accurate than the 572 pumps and doesn't rattle like the pumps.

 

That is a very nice rifle and if kept clean it will function with shorts as well as long rifle ammo.