Help me date ...top load sa22

[speedy mcjesus]

I just picked up a top load sa22 .....serial number. 134077
Made by fn ...anyone know the age?

 

[MrSharp]

I'm wondering the same thing myself for mine, always interesting to know when a old gun was made, I did read somewhere once they were only made from 1914 up until around 1955 shutting down the factory for the two wars, but not certain of this and just started to research it more, I will post if I come up with anything.

Does yours have a screw type elevator on the rear sight or a step elevator?

 

[speedy mcjesus]

Step ....and not rails for mounting a scope.

Cheers

 

[camster]

Couldn't find your # though...

http://proofhouse.com/browning/22_cal_auto_rifle.htm

http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/detail.asp?id=5

 

[drslav]

The older FN rifles are hard to date. I have never found any info on them.

 

[MrSharp]

As far as I've found there is no way to pin point date them, info just shows made from 1914 to early 1950's then went to the side load SA model in the mid 50's.

Early ones just like the FN Trombone had a screw elevator, real early was a one piece leaf finger screw on the Trombone later the dovetail was a separate piece and screw took a small flat blade, then next change had a thinner leaf and a step elevator. I've seen the same on the FN semi minus the one piece leaf, personally have only have seen them on a square tang Trombone, so uncertain about that.

Sorry to mix the two models but they were from around the same period from the same factory both Browning designs.

 

[sherlockbonez]

I think i found mine on the browning site but took a while to figure it out.

 

[MrSharp]

I think i found mine on the browning site but took a while to figure it out.

Only if it's a 1961 and newer SA-22, not older or any of the FN top loader semi's, proofhouse helps back to 1956, also not for FN top loaders.