Portugal supplied mail with guns.
The serial number 45987 does not show in any of my sources. The first number begins with 70000. There is one source, Proofhouse.com, which states that before 1958, Browning serial numbers did not contain date or model information, and cannot be dated using the serial number. I would further ask, does your gun actually state 'Hi-Power'? and does it have browning grips or 'FN' [ Fabrique Nationale ] stamped on them? Is the hammer spur or round, does it have fixed or adjustable sights? Is it made in Belgium and assembled in Potugal? All these things may be pieced together to get closer to a manufacting date. John Moses Browning designed this gun, as well as many others such as the Colt Government 1911, but sold the designs or had them made by other companies. FN made most of his guns and FN finally purchased the company in 1977. In 1991 GIAT bought FN -Browning, and they also had some dealings with B.C Miroku [Japan]
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Both the interceptor and fighter-bomber versions of the F-86 Sabre carried six 12.7 mm M3 Browning Machine Guns
One of the most used guns in ww2 was the bar it was made by browning and was light whight machen gun;) *_*
It depends on the model. Most are made in Japan. High end shotguns are still made in Belgium for custom orders. Some pistols are made in Belgium and assembled in Portugal.
Where it was made affects the value more than where it was sold. Belgian guns just about always bring more than those made in Japan or assembled in Portugal
Fabrique Nationale in Herstal Belgium made all of the Browning Belgian guns, even after 1950.
FN still makes weapons is Belgium
Browning imported guns never did say "fabric en belgium". Those guns that were made by FN were all stamped "made in Belgium" on the barrels, for those guns that were made for Browning. There are Browning patent guns made by FN that were sold outside the US and not imported by Browning that may have said fabric, but not on a Browning Arms Co. gun. Browning stopped production on the A5 in 1976 when production began in Japan. Any gun no matter when it was made in Belgium would be stamped made in belgium. Different models were made at different times and production by FN varied as to when they ceased.
On the flats.
Most Browning guns were made in Belgium by Fabrique Nationale (FN) until the mid 1970s when some production was shifted to Miroku in Japan. Today's Browning firearms are made in either Belgium, Portugal, Japan or in the United States.
Yes
Custom shop are made in Belgium
A few hundred to tens of thousands depending on specifics
Some high grade double guns are still made there in the custom shops
This shotgun was manufactured from 1990-1993 in Belgium and assembled in Portgual, "g" stood for gas operated and there was another model called the a500r. The "r" meaning recoil operated. The receiver looked similar to the a-5 model, just not so square. These guns were replaced with the Browning Gold series.