Browning Sweet Sixteen date of manufacture....???

guitarwes · December 30, 2008, 12:54 PM

Just bought the above mentioned smoke pole and was wondering when it was made. I don't want to post the entire serial # on here if I don't have to. How can one tell what year it was made and by how many serial numbers?

Also, first time poster. Been a lurker for a while. Thanks to many for all the info you give.

-wes

hogdogs · December 30, 2008, 01:12 PM

A black powder sweet 16? Generally a smoke pole is a black powder gun or rifle.
Brent

PetahW · December 30, 2008, 01:32 PM

The entire serial number contains the manufactured date code, excepting the last 3 or 4 digits.

If you choose to post it, you can be helped here - you can substitute "xxx" for the unneeded digits.

If you choose not to, then get a refeence book that will lead you to the info, like The Blue Book of Gun Values, which has a serial number reference section in the back for Browning shotguns (among others), or a specialty Browning book.

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guitarwes · December 30, 2008, 03:50 PM

sorry about the smoke pole confusion.....my dad called all his long guns "smoke poles".

The serial number is 1S 661xx

Thanks for any help.

johnbt · December 30, 2008, 07:31 PM

1S = 1961 according to the list in the Blue Book.

John

December 30, 2008, 12:54 PM	#1
guitarwes Junior Member Join Date: December 30, 2008 Location: SE ga Posts: 11	Browning Sweet Sixteen date of manufacture....??? Just bought the above mentioned smoke pole and was wondering when it was made. I don't want to post the entire serial # on here if I don't have to. How can one tell what year it was made and by how many serial numbers? Also, first time poster. Been a lurker for a while. Thanks to many for all the info you give. -wes

December 30, 2008, 01:12 PM	#2
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	A black powder sweet 16? Generally a smoke pole is a black powder gun or rifle. Brent

December 30, 2008, 01:32 PM	#3
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	The entire serial number contains the manufactured date code, excepting the last 3 or 4 digits. If you choose to post it, you can be helped here - you can substitute "xxx" for the unneeded digits. If you choose not to, then get a refeence book that will lead you to the info, like The Blue Book of Gun Values, which has a serial number reference section in the back for Browning shotguns (among others), or a specialty Browning book. .

December 30, 2008, 03:50 PM	#4
guitarwes Junior Member Join Date: December 30, 2008 Location: SE ga Posts: 11	sorry about the smoke pole confusion.....my dad called all his long guns "smoke poles". The serial number is 1S 661xx Thanks for any help.

December 30, 2008, 07:31 PM	#5
johnbt Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Richmond, Virginia USA Posts: 6,004	1S = 1961 according to the list in the Blue Book. John