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Belgian Browning BAR Riles - Aging/Dating

07/13/2009 3:31 PM

This is not an engineering question, but rather than lie about it and make it into one, I'll just be honest and ask the question: Does anyone who is familiar with Belgium Browning rifles happen to know how or where to find information regarding the date of manufacture which is garnered from the serial numbers on Browning rifles produced in the Belgium? I can only assume that serial numbers contain a date code, because that's the only information that's unique on the barrel of the gun, and all other information is generic, such as "made in Belgium," "Browning," "30-06," etc. I also hope that the model (or version of BAR) is buried in the SN also, as it is not stamped separately and explicitly.

The SN is stamped on the barrel as shown here: 63937 M70

I have looked on the Browning websites in the US and Belgium. The USA Browning website tells how to "date" a rifle manufactured in the USA using the serial number, but as far as I can find, the Belgium website does not. Google, Ask, bing, etc., etc., have yet to produce a website at which I have found the desired information. No forums I have found answer the question either.

Thanks, if anyone can help.

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Re: Belgian Browning BAR Riles - Aging/Dating

07/13/2009 4:29 PM

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/419-30

Bunch of people with the same questions... but with answeres... you might try asking there...

http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17042

sort of decodes the date out of the serial number...

I'm sure there is more, but don't have the time to do the searching... hope one of those at least is some help.

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Re: Belgian Browning BAR Riles - Aging/Dating

07/14/2009 1:49 PM

I ran across questions about the same at wikianswers myself, but I found no answer. The chart at opticstalk is the same one at (or came from) the Browning website, but none of the formats match the SN on my rifle.

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Re: Belgian Browning BAR Riles - Aging/Dating

07/14/2009 3:15 AM

To my knowledge, all the Browning Bar's where and are made in Belgium and assembled in either Belgium (early years) or Portugal. If you go to Brownings website, you can date your Bar, except for the years 67 to 69. The first couple of years of manufacturing, they used a different sequence in the serial numbering process
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07/14/2009 10:17 AM

Try the National Rifle Association website. They are a lot of help when it comes to tracing origins / date of manufacture of firearms .
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Re: Belgian Browning BAR Riles - Aging/Dating

07/14/2009 1:52 PM

All Brownings aren't made in Belgium or Portugal, though a large number of them are. I did check out the Belgium website, but they don't have date codes as far as I can tell. The USA Browning website does have date codes, but none match the format of the serial number on my gun.

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Re: Belgian Browning BAR Riles - Aging/Dating

08/01/2009 4:28 PM

The serial number of the one I own is on the receiver - left side, lower right, and this site http://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/ctgy/browning-bar-rifle-history shows mine a BAR Mark II Type, BAR Mark II Safari manufactured in 1996. I dont find any number on the barrel.
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Re: Belgian Browning BAR Riles - Aging/Dating

09/23/2009 10:30 AM

Your gun was made in 1970. The serial numbers on the Belgian made guns had a letter stamp and then the year of manufacture which became 2 digit after 1969. My gun has M9 at the end and was made in 1969. Yours with the M70 indicates 1970.
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Re: Belgian Browning BAR Riles - Aging/Dating

11/09/2009 3:19 PM

I just purchased a Browning BAR and the SN is on the barrel. It is 12881 M7. The rifle has the typical browning logo with some fancy swirls on each side and under the trigger. I can not find a SN anywhere else on this rifle. It was made in Belgiumas per the other side of the barrel. I have looked high and low, used the Browning tool to date the rifle, and exhausted many hours to no end. Can anyone offer up some idea as to the date please?
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01/13/2011 3:12 PM

YOUR RIFLE WAS MADE IN 1967 THE M7 DENOTES YEAR
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Re: Belgian Browning BAR Riles - Aging/Dating

02/13/2011 8:33 PM

I have a bar that I cannot find a SN on the receiver or barrel.Any help with this?Thanks
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