confused on the model of browning o/u. serial 3612S9. from w...

confused on the model of browning o/u. serial 3612S9. from what i can tell it is a 'Superposed' made in '69. any other suggestions?

hello,,that is a good one ,,i see in 1968 the sufix for a superposed was S8 then in 1969 the sufix went to S69..not S9 so i'm a little confused also,,i looked thru the other factory codes here https://store.bluebookinc.com/info/PDF/Firearm/ Serialize.pdf and didn't find a refrence to a S9 code on any of the browning o/u's another strange one ,,so i can't help ya on this one without the factory code matching something i have a refrence to,,
bigcurt

My guess is it's one of those human error deals. The code was supposed ot be S69 but the guy stamping them out had already made the S9 die and used it till it got dull. Here is a listing from the Browning website:

1963-68 From 1962 serial numbers were followed by the date of manufacture.
2S=12 gauge for the year 1962.
2V=20 gauge for the year 1962.
2F=28 gauge for the year 1962.
2J=.410 bore for the year 1962.
Example: 6556S2 = A 1962 Superposed 12 ga. shotgun with serial number 6556. S=12 gauge
V=20 gauge
F=28 gauge
J=.410 bore
1969-75 1969 started using two digits for the date of manufacture:
S=12 gauge
V=20 gauge
F=28 gauge
J=.410 bore
This was then preceded by the serial number beginning with 1000.
Example: 1000S69 = A 1969 Superposed 12 ga.. shotgun with a serial number of 1000. S=12 gauge
V=20 gauge
F=28 gauge
J=.410 bore


Not sure it cleared anything up
2bit