Dating my Browning Citori

Winny · October 31, 2018, 06:18 PM

Well, maybe not “dating” but identifying a production date....

I was always told my uncles gun was a ‘76 but I finally got around to doing some research and the serial number has ‘PY’ in the middle of it.

http://http://www.nramuseum.org/media/940941/serialization-date%20of%20manufacture.pdf

According to the above that would make it an ‘82, correct?

FITASC · October 31, 2018, 06:32 PM

https://www.browning.com/support/date-your-firearm.html

go to the source

Winny · October 31, 2018, 07:02 PM

Quote:

go to the source

Thanks, looks like it is a Citori 12 ga. 3" Gr.1 Hunting (no surprise there) manufactured in 1982 with the serial number at the start of the code.

Interesting to see, I guess that means I'll get an extra 6 years out of her!

October 31, 2018, 06:18 PM	#1
Winny Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2018 Location: SC, USA Posts: 136	Dating my Browning Citori Well, maybe not “dating” but identifying a production date.... I was always told my uncles gun was a ‘76 but I finally got around to doing some research and the serial number has ‘PY’ in the middle of it. http://http://www.nramuseum.org/media/940941/serialization-date%20of%20manufacture.pdf According to the above that would make it an ‘82, correct?

October 31, 2018, 06:32 PM	#2
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