Browning Serail Number

[RustyReel]

Picked up a Browning Lightning over/under recently that I think has a bit of age on it. Lots of info on the internet about s/n's and dates of manufacture but I can't seem to find anything useful.

Serial number is 9xx S2

Belgian made, any idea when this was made??? Thanks.

[pietro]

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Per BBGV (Blue Book of Gun Values) :

12ga Superposed O/U's

1961 SN's = 86501 - 96500

1961 SN's = 96501 - 99999



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[RustyReel]

So....is the S2 part of the serial number?? I thought this simply meant this was a 12 Gauge and the three digit 9XX was the serial number....confusing. Thanks.

[turtlezx]

could the S be a 8 ?? iam just ????ing here

[pietro]

So....is the S2 part of the serial number?? I thought this simply meant this was a 12 Gauge and the three digit 9XX was the serial number....confusing. Thanks.

My bad - I mistakenly read the "S" as a "5"... :oops::oops:

You gun was born in 1962 - the 1st year of the "S" embeded in the SN.

The whole line ( 9xxS2 ) is the official SN, not just "9xx".

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[RustyReel]

Thank you!

[pietro]

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You're entirely welcome :2_high5: