Now you can date your Browning firearm. The serial number found on your gun has the answer. This area will help you read that serial number. To find your serial number, you will need to refer to your owner's manual. We have most. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided on serial numbers and dates of manufacture are accurate, records on early production models such as the Auto-5 and Superposed shotguns were not included due to the complexity of numbers, models and grades offered.


Here's a link to the date codes that used on The Browning High Power Pistols. Browning Date Your Firearm - Hi-Power Pistol Note: FN uses the same date. Mar 1, 2013 - That serial number falls into the range of numbers 1-72250 which I can say was assigned to the Browning Hi-power from 1945-1954,and the records were not kept as to the serial numbers per year of production. You may find a more accurate production year by going to the browning web-site under. I've stumbled upon what appears to be a very early FN/Browning Hi-Power. The serial number is 418xx. Five digits, no letters, no prefixes, no suffixes. It has an internal extractor and the grip slot for a shoulder stock. Anyone have any idea when this might have been made and how it might have.
Also, there have been unique limited edition models that did not follow our regular serial number configurations and they are not included in this listing. To find out about your gun's serial number simply click on your firearm. Historical Letters Available Click here to learn more about how you can add a piece of history to your Browning firearm.