Mell Where is the serial number on my Browning A5?
Auto-5 Semi-Automatic Shotgun
| Date | Historic Information |
|---|---|
| 1940-1946 | From 1940 to 1946 production of the Auto-5 was turned over to Remington. Serial number is on the side of receiver. “ABC” for American made Version. (A=16 gauge, B-12 gauge, C=20 gauge) |
| 1947 | |
| 1948 | |
| 1949 |
Why would a gun not have a serial number?
In 1934, Congress enacted the National Firearms Act (NFA). At the time, it was the most restrictive federal firearms legislation that had ever been enacted in the United States. As per the GCA, all firearms manufactured or imported into the United States are required to bear a serial number.
How can I find out the serial number of my Browning rifle?
To find out about your gun’s serial number simply click on your firearm. Click here to learn more about how you can add a piece of history to your Browning firearm.
How to find out the year my gun was made with serial?
I have a 1943 vintage High Power, and it has a character associated with the serial which defines which cycle of the same serial numbers it was. Mine is a lowercase “a”. A later gun with the identical number would be a “b”, and so on. An 1839-ish vintage Malherbe 20-gauge smoothbore has a 3-digit number, and I cannot find details on it.
Where do you find the date code on a Browning?
and on Semi-Autos somewhere on the receiver… In the Serial number there are two letters together – This is your date code. If you don’t have this it is likely that your Gun is an earlier model. Enter your Browning/Miroku date code in the box below and click SEARCH!
Where can I find the serial number of a Belgian Browning?
Need some help Have a Browing Arms Made in Belgium with St Luis MO and Montreal PQ on barrel when trying to date this can not locate by serial number which starts with 69X where can I go to get more information on this gun?