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1. #Browning serial numbers and production years serial number#
2. #Browning serial numbers and production years manual#

Browning’s bust between “TRADE” and “MARK”ġ936 The "Sweet Sixteen" was released but limited to a test market. Last shipped before the outbreak of WWI was SN 19642.ġ915 to 1918 No production due to German occupation of Belgium during WWI.ġ923 Barrel Address (US market) BROWNING ARMS COMPANY OGDEN UTAH BROWNING’S PATENTġ929 Ventilated barrel rib (as an option) and barrel address change.ġ930 Barrel Address (US market) BROWNING ARMS COMPANY ST LOUIS MOġ932 Introduction of the three shot Auto 3 with shorter magazine tube and shorter forearm marked “Browning 3 Shot”ġ934 Receiver legend Now with BROWNING and John M.

SNs 3201 – 15000 were invoiced between 1st Jan. Browning informed me the gun left the factory in 1955.ġ910 to 1914 There is only vague info about 16 ga SNs in SV (page 74) for the time 1910 to 1914. I found what I thought was a very early 1948 Sweet Sixteen based on the serial number. Other factors need to be taken into consideration to properly date your gun. I took the liberty to use the Calandar Year Jan. Details about dates, transitions, exceptions, and other nuances can be found in the Shirley/Vanderlinden book, Browning Auto 5 Shotguns. These dates were gleaned primarily from Sauerfan's timeline and the Shirley/Vanderlinden book.

#Browning serial numbers and production years serial number#

The serial number and dates are approximations only. I decided to share it here since this is where much of my limited knowledge came from. I compiled this quick reference serial number guide for dating 16ga Browning A5s and the Auto 5-3 Shot, by serial number. A common mistake I have seen in many, many, gun shops and online sites is to assign the 12ga serial number date to a 16ga. Browning 12ga numbers began with number 1 in 1903. Something else caught my attention when organizing this data: I had long heard that serial numbers for this model continued above 1,100,000 in limited post-WWII production.This guide is for the Browning A5 16 gauge only. And that's only for this particular model. Even distributed over the course of about 25 years, it staggers the mind. Imagine the hours of machine time that it would take - especially in those days - to produce the components for nine hundred thousand pistols, particularly the complex machining for the slides and frames. 914546 - leaving more than a decade to produce the remaining 170,000 or so.

#Browning serial numbers and production years manual#

I have assumed that, given the serial numbers, the manual safeties on all three of the 1905s are of the 2nd style - can you confirm this? It is interesting to note that over 900,000 guns had been made by the year 1929, judging by the proof on pistol no.

I have added the 1905s to the list (the Babies will be another project). Finish is blued unless otherwise noted.īruno, thanks very much for your contributions, they are much appreciated. Also, remember that some of the descriptions/notes next to the serial numbers are not my own, so in some cases I may not be prepared to support or interpret them since they are occasionally copied as they were furnished to me in deference to the contributors.

Note: In the descriptions, 'no safety' means no manual safety lever - trying to be brief so as to keep most of the entries on one line if possible. Special acknowledgement goes to Anthony Vanderlinden, author of FN Browning Pistols: Sidearms That Shaped World History, whose serial number list of Russian contract marked pistols, police-marked pistols (and others) is incorporated into this master list, and to member Jason (jtshafiz), whose list of observed 1905 serial numbers is also incorporated here. These numbers are taken from online auctions, dealer stock, reports from private collectors and various published sources. The FN Browning 1900 was also the first automatic pistol designed by the famous arms maker John Browning.įriends, For those who may be interested, I am posting here a list of the serial numbers of all FN 1905 pistols that I have observed or seen reliable reports of. Colt M1900 FN Model 1903 FN 1900 pistol (Infographic. FN M1900 FN Mle.1900 Browning M1900 Browning No.1 See also. The FN Browning M1900 is a single action.