I was kinda curious about that.Īnother question I have is about something I read over on. Andy, you also answered two other questions for me when they switched over to Japan manufacture and when the round knob ceased. Maybe even they can't keep their serial number history straight. Yay for me! I don't understand why Browning's website doesn't break down the serial numbers better/further. I was confused by Brownings list because they make no mention of the letter designation for Mag. I cannot remember which but the code before the letters means it was made in I think Japan and the code after the letters means it was made at the other factory which I think is in Belgium still.might be US I can't remember.Īnyway, you can check it all out on Brownings' website just incase you aren't completely confused by now. On some models however, you will see the serial # first, then two letters followed by the three dig ID code. You will see a three digit ID code, followed by two letters and then the serial #. This system stayed in use until about 1974 when Browning moved its production to Japan and streamlined the serial system to the one that remains in place today.Ĭurrently (this goes for any browning now made) you can figure out its story by using this little code. First, the # before the letter became a two digit #, for example 68V 38000, and for the most part, round knobs went away for one reason or another. So from 1958-67, you will see a # that stands for the last digit of the year (in your case 6 meaning 1966), then a letter that IDs what gauge and model the gun is (G for light 12, V for Mag 12, S for Sweet 16 etc etc) and then the actual serial #. Of course, nobody thought what would happen when they got to 1968 (sort of like the Y2K scare). Things got a little more streamline in '58 when they went to the #letter# system. Such as G38000, meaning standard (might be light) 12ga and then the #. Back to A5s.in about 1953, Browning brought about "product ID codes" that consisted basically of a letter before a #. Model 11s are worth about half what A5s are (at best) and the parts are not interchangeable. Round about WWII, Remington started making model 11s as Belgium was under German occupation. They were available in 12ga only until 1925 when the 16ga came out. The first A5s became availble to the US sportsman around 1920 or so. The whole thing goes a little something like this: The ball or round knob grip is just the style of the day.īrowning serial #s (on A5s amoung others) are confusing and were oft changed due to several global and corporate influences. The number following it is the actual serial number of the gun. "V" is the product ID code, in your case, 12ga Mag 6V - 6 meaning 1966, the year your gun was made.
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