
- BROWNING BAR SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION SERIAL NUMBERS
- BROWNING BAR SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION SERIAL NUMBER
- BROWNING BAR SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION MOD
BROWNING BAR SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION SERIAL NUMBER
The serial number of a Browning firearm is usually found on the guns receiver, but that location depends on the. Can you tell me what my date of manufacture is - Answered by a verified Firearms Expert.
BROWNING BAR SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION SERIAL NUMBERS
Enough to convince me to join! Thanks a bunch. The Browning website only showed what serial numbers looked like after 1969. This was to be accomplished under the license from Mauser, with technical assistance of Ludwig Loewe of Berlin. There seems to be a good deal of knowledge about these great old rifles in this forum. Location: Herstal, Belgium In 1889, Fabrique Nationale (or FN) was founded by a group of Belgian investors for the purpose of manufacturing Mauser rifles for Belgian army. I'm completely guessing here, but perhaps this was a late '68 production run for the early '69 guns, and was stamped before they had changed the serial numbers.? I just don't know, and cannot seem to find answers anywhere.
BROWNING BAR SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION MOD
This was then followed by the serial number beginning with 1000.Įxample: 69M1000 = A 1969 BAR High Power rifle with a serial number of 1000." BAR 22 : BL 22 : T-Bolt 22 : Rifles - Centerfire: B-92: BAR : BLR : B-78 : Mod 1885 : FN & Sako : A Bolt High : Rifle 7. Starting in 1969 Browning began the actual number using two digits for the date of manufacture, followed by an M. The number after the M designates the year. "1967-68 BARs had serial numbers that read like this: 1234M8. S12 gauge V20 gauge F28 gauge J. Here's the info from Browning in regards to serial numbers and why I am confused as to why my rifle has the M9 at the end of the serial number, when according to them, the M, followed by a single digit number, being 7 or 8 (again, '67 or '68) were the only year models this was used in their numbering for the BAR.Furthermore, my serial number has a 5 digit number before the M9, when the Browning site shows a 4 digit number before the M- designation.but I realize this could simply be a type-o. This was then preceded by the serial number beginning with 1000. Afterwards, starting in '69 they changed the serial numbers that do not match anything I have.The rifle is most definitely a Belgium Browning, and it has the grade 2 engraving with the antelope on the right side of the receiver, and the elk on the left side. The thing that has me baffled is the '67-'68 models had a 5 digit serial number, followed by the M7 or M8, meaning it was a '67 or '68 year manufacture. Browning dedicated his life to inventing revolutionary firearms that were desitned to shape the future. Give us a call at 80 to learn more about how you can add a piece of history to your Browning firearm. It is a Belgium rifle, with a serial 727** M9. To find out about your gun's serial number simply click on your firearm. I found this thread almost by accident and decided to join the forum so that I can possibly get some help on an old BAR I recently acquired.
