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Today, I came into possession of a Browning Superposed - made in Belgium - serial number is 53### which appears to mean made-in-1956. However, the serial number is followed by "S6" which I do not know what that means - does someone on here know?? I am sure the "S" refers that it is 12 gauge, but I have not found what "S6" stands for. From various auction descriptions, I believe this is a Grade I - engraving on the sides of the receiver, but the receiver is blued and there are no game birds in the engraving.
 
Sounds similar to mine - if you don't mind me butting into your thread, I'd appreciate any info that can be offered as I know very little about these fine shotguns (other than I always wanted one!)
I will await your approval potashminer before invading anymore of your thread
 
canuck said:
Sounds similar to mine - if you don't mind me butting into your thread, I'd appreciate any info that can be offered as I know very little about these fine shotguns (other than I always wanted one!)
I will await your approval potashminer before invading anymore of your thread
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If you are awaiting my approval, you most defintely have it - I know zilch about these things, other than what I read on Internet today, and that has not always been consistent!!! About any knowledge about it or experience with one, will be more than I have.
 
Cow Town Bill said:
The S means its a 12 gauge and the 6 means it was made in 1966.
If you post some good pics we can tell what grade it is.
Superposed are really nice guns.
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Go here - Browning website - https://www.browning.com/support/da...vrLky0Z3TLzmR-YM_6U-7fPWG5LUy7ib-FIawJuatD-m0 - I used the chart for 5 digit serial number starting with 53 ### and get year of manufacture as 1956. However, further down the chart they give example of a six digit serial number ending in S2 and declare that to be made in 1962 - but only four digits before the S2 and all with no space between - hence my confusion about what the "S6" means - it is not stamped as if it part of the serial number.
 
canuck said:
Mine has an earlier serial number - #478318 with no other numbers behind that
Also single selective trigger
Not a "Lightning" whatever that means
They sure a a beautiful gun to handle and shoot

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Somewhere, today, on the Internet, I read that the "Lightning" was supposed to be a lighter weight version - but as years went by, that may not have always worked out that way. I think the barrel walls might be a smidgeon thinner - I was measuring this lower barrel to get an Uncle Mike's clamp-on QD sling stud - but the measurement I get is a bit less than .800", which is "smaller" than Uncle Mike's list for 12 gauge barrel outside diameter. On my digital postal scale, this "Lightning" weighs 7 pounds 6.8 ounces. It has 28" barrels - the upper one is marked * for Full Choke and the lower barrel is marked ** for Modified Choke.
 
Arts Gun Shop has lots of info on these Brownings' and even helps identify (tips) 'Salt Wood' guns .
His EweToob video are very informative as well.
Ejectors can be had and are easy to replace should the need arise.
Nice score Potashminer and congrats to canuck for jumping in and posting pics.
Rob
 
I once read that Browning wasn’t happy unless his designs were complicated wth lots of parts. That certainly seems to be true of a lot of his designs but it also is true of Superposed serial numbers. Year codes, date codes, nothing as simple as figuring out the date on my High Tech, it simply says 2016 on it… no need to look up serial number dates on the world wide net. Too simple for some folks I guess.
 
riversrest said:
Not mamy serial guns from the '50 had a gold plated trigger.

But idk...
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I see through a google search that someone posted that there was a Gold trigger on Browning catalogued "Sweet Sixteen" in 1937. In the same thread, another poster claims that the various lightweight versions of Browning guns got gold coloured (probably plated) triggers.
 
FLHTCUI said:
Arts Gun Shop has lots of info on these Brownings' and even helps identify (tips) 'Salt Wood' guns .
His EweToob video are very informative as well.
Ejectors can be had and are easy to replace should the need arise.
Nice score Potashminer and congrats to canuck for jumping in and posting pics.
Rob
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Part of figuring out the date of manufacture has to do with Browning's experiments with the "salt cured" wood saga. Not much I can do about it, if this is one of them??
 
Potashminer, I am far from a Browning expert.
This guy is in my opinion.
You can spot damaged guns easily and others not so easy.
Silver nitrate is what he uses to assist.
Higher Grade wood, and S7 in the serial number is what Art says.
 
Potashminer said:
Part of figuring out the date of manufacture has to do with Browning's experiments with the "salt cured" wood saga. Not much I can do about it, if this is one of them??
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if it was a salt wood gun you do not need a serial number to figure it out
there would pitted rusted metal on all places the wood makes contact with the metal oblivious to the naked eye you do not have to remove the wood to see it
roughly 66-71 for salt wood
not all guns had salt wood installed it was much larger problem on rifles
also the superposed is not overly complicated it is actually simple
kriegoff and rem 32 are far mor complicated
as far as the serial number id process it is actually simple
also you could have a lighting model that is not stamped lighting
 
struff55 said:
if it was a salt wood gun you do not need a serial number to figure it out
there would pitted rusted metal on all places the wood makes contact with the metal oblivious to the naked eye you do not have to remove the wood to see it
roughly 66-71 for salt wood
not all guns had salt wood installed it was much larger problem on rifles
also the superposed is not overly complicated it is actually simple
kriegoff and rem 32 are far mor complicated
as far as the serial number id process it is actually simple
also you could have a lighting model that is not stamped lighting
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Remove a screw from the butt plate and look for rust
 
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