Where to find the year of proof on a Miroku shotgun?

To find the year of proof of your (Post 1975) Browning or Miroku shotgun you’ll need to find the Serial Number. On most over and under shotguns this should be situated under the top lever… and on Semi-Autos somewhere on the receiver… In the Serial number there are two letters together – in the example above this is ZT – this your date code.

How old is the serial number on a Miroku 70?

Use the Citori information. Miroku uses the same date codes for Browning and Miroku guns. i think the gun is about 30 years old maybe more From:TYRONE. N.IRELAND So a gun with MM in the serial no. would be a 2000 vintage, NZ would be ’91, and so on. But the 70 is a great gun, no doubt. here ya go. Manufacture “Configuration Types” of the Citori

Is the Miroku Classic Doubles made by Winchester?

Classic Doubles was a name used by several people on both sides of the Atlantic .The name was used on Japanese and Italian made guns . I was under the impression that the ones I have seen in the UK were made by Nikko/Winchester rather than Miroku . They were indeed made by Winchester.

What’s the serial number for a Citori 12 gauge shotgun?

Later the code was changed to J=both gauges This was then followed by the serial number beginning with 00001. Example: 00001H37 = A 1973 Citori 12 ga. shotgun with a serial number of 00001. H=12 ga. N=20 ga. Later the code was changed to J=both gauges

What does the serial number on a Miroku mean?

Perhaps the simplest date coding of the lot is that applied to Japanese-made Miroku shotguns, and the break-action guns they build for Browning. Japan does not have a gun barrel proof act, but the Miroku/Browning system is remarkable for its clarity. Two letters at the end of the serial number indicate the year.

How old is my Miroku Mk70 hunting shotgun?

How old is my Miroku MK70 shotgun? The MK70 was introduced in the mid 1990s, so your gun can only be about 15 years old at the most. The real key to age is not the serial number alone, but the two letters which follow it. These letters form a date code. It works like this: Z=1, Y=2, X=3, W=4, V=5, T=6, R=7, P=8, N=9 and M=0.

How can you tell the age of a Miroku?

There’s no way to tell. Model can be almost figured out from looking at the action, though there seems to be some overlap. The age can be fairly close if you look at the proof marks. It’s Pre-1975 if it’s not got letter at the end of the SN denoting the year. Just done the same exercise with mine! You can post now and register later.