Browning Serial Numbers

BROWNING SERIALIZATION 1975 TO CURRENT:
In 1975 Browning began using the two (2) letter code system (located in the middle of the serial number) for determining the year of manufacture. For example "PN" would be "89" indicating 1989.
LETTER NUMBER
Z 1
Y 2
X 3
W 4
V 5
T 6
R 7
P 8
N 9
M 10

PRE-1975 SERIALIZATION:

BOLT ACTION RIFLES (Safari, Medallion, & Olympian Models)
1959 - N/A
1962 No prefix (numeral-letter) before Ser. No. (i.e., only digits)
1963 3-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No.
1964 4-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No.
1965 5-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No.
1966 6-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No.
1967 7-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No.
1968 8-single letter prefix or suffix by Ser. No.
1969 Single letter (Y, Z, or L) followed by last 2 digits of year of mfg. Prefix only.
1970 “Y70" prefix
1971 “L71" prefix
1972 “Z72" prefix
1973 “Y73" prefix
1974 “Z74" prefix
1975 “L75" prefix

B.A.R.
1967 “M7" suffix after Ser. No.
1968 “M8" suffix after Ser. No.
1969 “M69" suffix after Ser. No.
1970 “M70" suffix after Ser. No.
1971 “M71" suffix after Ser. No.
1972 “M72" suffix after Ser. No.
1973 “M73" suffix after Ser. No.
1974 “M74" suffix after Ser. No.
1975 “M75" suffix after Ser. No.
1976 “M76" suffix after Ser. No.
1976 to date New sequence with “RT” appearing in the middle of Ser. No

.22 AUTO RIFLE (Grades I, II, and III)
1956-Mid. 1961 "T" prefix = LR, "A" prefix = short
Mid. 1961 "A" changed to "E" prefix 5 digits or less.
1961 “1T” or "1A" or “1E” prefix before Ser. No.
1962 “2T” or “2E” prefix before Ser. No.
1963 “3T” or “3E” prefix before Ser. No.
1964 “4T” or “4E” prefix before Ser. No.
1965 “5T” or “5E” prefix before Ser. No.
1966 “6T” or “6E” prefix before Ser. No.
1967 “7T” or “7E” prefix before Ser. No.
1968 “8T” or “8E” prefix before Ser. No.
1969 “69T” or “69E” prefix before Ser. No.
1970 “70T” or “70E” prefix before Ser. No.
1971 “71T” or “71E” prefix before Ser. No.
1972 “72T” or “72E” prefix before Ser. No.
1973 Japan production

T-BOLT RIFLE (T1 and T2)
1965 “X5" suffix after Ser. No.
1966 “X6" suffix after Ser. No.
1967 “X7" suffix after Ser. No.
1968 “X8" suffix after Ser. No.
1969 “X69" suffix after Ser. No.
1970 “X70" suffix after Ser. No.
1971 “X71" suffix after Ser. No.
1972 “X72" suffix after Ser. No.
1973 “X73" suffix after Ser. No.
1974 “X74" suffix after Ser. No.
1975 “X75" suffix after Ser. No.