mightyrover Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 do any of you know of a web site that lists serial numbers so i can date a gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pair away Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 sombody posted on here in the last few months on this subject , with a list of letters for dates in the s/number maybe worth a search mate . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windknot Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Here you go: http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/index.asp Use the Citori information. Miroku uses the same date codes for Browning and Miroku guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyrover Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 i think the gun is about 30 years old maybe more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat 1 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Check the serial number to get the year of manufacture: 1 Z 2 Y 3 X 4 W 5 V 6 T 7 R 8 P 9 N 0 M So a gun with MM in the serial no. would be a 2000 vintage, NZ would be '91, and so on. But the 70 is a great gun, no doubt. here ya go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 http://www.midwestgunworks.com/merchant2/m...ry_Code=C-015-6 Manufacture "Configuration Types" of the Citori Pre Type 1 ---Manufactured 1973 through 1976 Type 1 ---Manufactured 1977 Only Type 2 ---Manufactured 1978 through 1982 Type 3 ---Manufactured 1983 through present What "Configuration Type", "Tang Style", and "Forearm Bracket" is your Citori? 1. Locating your serial number The true complete serial number of the Citori can only be found underneath of the TOP LEVER. All other numbers represent production sequence only and are used by the factory to denote what barrel set is paired with an individual receiver. See figure 1-A to locate the top lever on your firearm. (Figure 1-A) 2. Reading Your Serial Number Below use the chart to determine the manufacture year of your Citori Date Historic Information Serial Number Info 1973-75 In 1969 Browning started using two digits for the date of manufacture which was followed by on of the following codes: H=12 ga. N=20ga. Later the code was changed to J=both gauges This was then followed by the serial number beginning with 00001. Example: 00001H37 = A 1973 Citori 12 ga. shotgun with a serial number of 00001. H=12 ga. N=20 ga. Later the code was changed to J=both gauges 1976-1997 In 1975 Browning standardized its serial number identification which it follows to the present day. 1. Production Sequence Number beginning with 01001 at the start of each year. 2. Date of Manufacture is a two digit code Z=1 Y=2 X=3 W=4 V=5 T=6 R=7 P=8 N=9 M=0 Serial Number Example: 1000RT153 This would be a Citori manufactured in 1976 with the production sequence number 01001. 1999 In 1998 Browning redid the standardization of its serial number identifications to work with its new data base program, Oracle. 1. Serial Number beginning with 01001 at the start of each year. 2. Date of Manufacture is a two digit code Z=1 Y=2 X=3 W=4 V=5 T=6 R=7 P=8 N=9 M=0 3. Citori Type 131=All Citori Shotguns Serial Number Example: 01001NN131 This would be a Citori Shotgun, manufactured in 1999 with the serial number 01001 Using the above chart you should now be able to distinguish if your Citori is Pre Type 1, Type 1, Type 2, or Type 3 Pre Type 1 - Manufactured from 1973 - 1976 Type 1 - Manufactured only in 1977 Type 2 - Manufactured from 1978 through 1982 Type 3 - Manufactured from 1983 - Present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiiithy Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Does anybody know if I can tell the age of a Jap manufactured Classic Doubles - believed to be manufactured by Miroku, or is this not possible? Serial number CB2914. Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I entered the Serial no of my Miroku on a Google search and traced it back to a previous dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiiithy Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Yes I did try that but all I can find is Japanese golf clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaserF3 Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Does anybody know if I can tell the age of a Jap manufactured Classic Doubles - believed to be manufactured by Miroku, or is this not possible? Serial number CB2914. Cheers, Mike This http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/EveryGun/Gu...ail.aspx?id=239 is all I could find. Vic Harker was one person involved with Classic Doubles guns but I don't know how to contact him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.fear Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 got a miroku 800s serial no 596806 no letters Help what year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perazzishot Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 https://www.avalon-guns.com/browning-age-lookup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) On 05/11/2009 at 15:25, BlaserF3 said: This http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/EveryGun/Gu...ail.aspx?id=239 is all I could find. Vic Harker was one person involved with Classic Doubles guns but I don't know how to contact him. Look at the proof date stamp as all Japanese made guns would have been proofed in either Birmingham or London . There were some that were imported through Germany and would have been German proofed but these are very few and far between . Classic Doubles was a name used by several people on both sides of the Atlantic .The name was used on Japanese and Italian made guns . I was under the impression that the ones I have seen in the UK were made by Nikko/Winchester rather than Miroku . Edited March 15, 2019 by Gunman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 They were indeed made by Winchester. Quote In any case, the Winchester 101 was not built in the USA or Europe but in Japan in the Olin-Kodensha plant which was part-owned by Olin Industries. At the time it was a parent corporation of Winchester. The same Japanese factory also built another three guns specifically for the European market – the 5000, 6500 and 8500. The 8500 reached the UK in the late 1980s and was sold under the Classic Doubles name. Read more at https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/reviews/shotgun/secondhand-winchester-shotgun-review#i5fw02pvF7mZlvMx.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Russell Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 I bought a K.F.C ( Kawaguchlya Firearms Co) single barrel 16 ga. Serial -17643 Model-33. I can not find any info. Any suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john f Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 I have a miroku serial number 576987 is there any chance someone could give me an idea what model it is and how old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic69 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 11/01/2020 at 22:13, john f said: I have a miroku serial number 576987 is there any chance someone could give me an idea what model it is and how old. There's no way to tell. Model can be almost figured out from looking at the action, though there seems to be some overlap. The age can be fairly close if you look at the proof marks. It's Pre-1975 if it's not got letter at the end of the SN denoting the year. Just done the same exercise with mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Willemsens Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 I have a Miroku ML22 with serial number 75 19071, does that mean it was build in 1975 ? Greetings from Antwerp. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRINITY Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 Also guys while we are on the subject. Anyone know the approx years of manufacture of the models 800 3800 38 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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