Browning Model ID

[Keith RW]

Hi Folks

 

could any of you help me identify which model browning this one is, all i know for sure is it is any earlier 12ga that was made in Belgium and not Japan, 2 3/4" chambers and 26" barrels.

more photos on photobucket link

 

http://s589.photobucket.com/albums/ss339/A...hotos/Browning/

 

cheers, Keith

[Scully]

Hi Keith,it reminds me in many ways of a 101,except for the fore-end catch.Whatever it is,if you haven't bought already,I would seriously consider it IF it fits you.It looks a high quality piece(high grade)with very nice wood and in very good condition.Very nice piece of kit.Send some pics to Mike George or someone of similar knowledge,maybe they can help.

[MattSoanes]

You could call Browning direct, they will tell you the model and age of the gun over the phone from the serial number.

[BlaserF3]

B-27

[Gordon R]

I'm with Blaser F3 - he knows his stuff.

[BlaserF3]

I'm with Blaser F3 - he knows his stuff.

 

Hello Gordon,

 

I try my best

[mcw65]

The regular Browning Superposed was called the B25 and they were made in Belgium from about the late 30's. Browning felt that they were getting too expensive to sell for a profit and about 1973, they stated having a similar (but not identical) gun built in Japan; the Citori. Somewhere about this time, and for the same money reasons, they made the B27's. They were still made in Europe and not Japan but were a cheaper gun and somewhat different then an actual Superposed (check out how the forearm attaches compared to the B25's as that is one difference).

 

I have only seen a few of these B-27s and don't know the productiion numbers but they didn't make a lot of them or for very many years. They were a type of "transition" gun and once the Japan built Citori was accepted as the Browning O/U, there wasn't much need for them as the Citoris could be sold at a lower price. In the 70's there was still a lot of resistance to a "made in Japan" shotgun that was trying to be marketed as a higher end gun as their manufacturing reputation was not yet establised here.

[Gordon R]

Evening Mike.

[BlaserF3]

mcw65 knows a lot more than me, I just remember seeing them in an old Browning catalogue which is now in a box in the attic.

[fluke2]

Gregg535

Post subject: Re: considering Browning B-27 Trap, any opinions?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:28 am

 

The regular Browning Superposed was called the B25 and they were made in Belgium from about the late 30's. Browning felt that they were getting too expensive to sell for a profit and about 1973, they stated having a similar (but not identical) gun built in Japan; the Citori. Somewhere about this time, and for the same money reasons, they made the B27's. They were still made in Europe and not Japan but were a cheaper gun and somewhat different then an actual Superposed (check out how the forearm attaches compared to the B25's as that is one difference).

 

I have only seen a few of these B-27s and don't know the productiion numbers but they didn't make a lot of them or for very many years. They were a type of "transition" gun and once the Japan built Citori was accepted as the Browning O/U, there wasn't much need for them as the Citoris could be sold at a lower price. In the 70's there was still a lot of resistance to a "made in Japan" shotgun that was trying to be marketed as a higher end gun as their manufacturing reputation was not yet establised here. I saw a field model B-27 in good but used condition sell for $800 last year so I would think that your price of well under a thousand for a clean trap model would be fair.

 

Wish I knew more about them and have always had it in the back of my mind to buy one someday as I have owned a lot of the other different Brownings but not that model.

 

Gregg535

 

 

Read more: http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic....6#ixzz10fi0Vnjh

 

Found this on sg world if it helps

[Keith RW]

very many thanks once again for all the input .... it Looks to be Browning Liege

 

http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/admin/pr...hp?itemID=19884

 

just found the "Liege" inscription...now i've put my glasses on

 

not a mint example but a good usable one... will see how it fairs over the coming weeks

 

will see if i (or Browning ) can date it for me

 

cheers again, Keith

[Keith RW]

That was pretty easy.. Browning.com

 

Manufactured in Belgium 1973 to 1975

 

From the serial number this one is 1973

[fluke2]

That was pretty easy.. Browning.com

 

Manufactured in Belgium 1973 to 1975

 

From the serial number this one is 1973

 

Tidy gun that for the year looks nice enough in the pics