Big Indian Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I am helping a friend with a browning shotgun ‘Light Twelve” only takes 2 3/4…..that his dad had and now belongs to him, since his dad passé many years ago. It’s not in great condition but I am going to try my best to clean it up and have him enjoy it. I have, the serial # in pic, some of the websites I’ve been looking at say it should have 2 letters before it, and others don’t. I’m confused MY QUESTION - is the 1G61312 the correct serial # , and if so how do I know the age of the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airedale Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, Big Indian said: MY QUESTION - is the 1G61312 the correct serial # , and if so how do I know the age of the gun. Yes that is the serial number The chart below shows the build dates of the G serial numbers, looks like 1957 Al Edited April 3 by airedale 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Indian Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 @airedale. Many thanks. This group is awesome. Any time I reach out with a question, someone is willing to share their knowledge 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airedale Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I love the Browning Auto 5s, they are timeless classics and worth putting time into, the receivers are real tricky to take apart and reassemble. Years ago the first one I totally took apart to clean I could not get it back together, I had to have gunsmith Bill Demare of the old Lefever Arms up in Lee center NY show me how, there is a technique and sequence, he was good, he could do it blindfolded. These days there are probably good videos on youtube to help. Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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