It is the model name of the first Over/under shotgun that Browning made. "Superposed" in the dictionary means "one on top or over another".
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∙ 2009-08-15 05:18:54The 72S suffix to your serial number indicates that your Browning superposed shotgun was manufactured in the year 1972,by FN of Belguim for Browning.
1950 Superposed.
This is the same as a Superposed model shotgun. Introduced in 1931, Browning still makes these in Belgium.
Your Browning lightning superposed shotgun was made in the year 1968 with the serial number that you have provided.
The lightening model is essentially the same as the regular superposed, with several weight saving modifications. These include slimmer forearm, lighter barrels, and small internal changes to the receiver. All in all, the weight savings are about a 1/2 pound. -jimmy
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Browning Superposed Shotgun
With the serial number that you provided,your Browning superposed shotgun was made in Belguim for Browning in the year 1955.
John Moses Browning. The Browning Superposed was the first practicle over, under shotgun
If it is a Superposed model 1951.
The Dictionary says: "to place above or upon something else, or one upon another." As in the case of the Browning shotgun, the Superposed model ws the first sucessful Over/Under shotgun ever made. Browning used the dictionary description to name the model "Superposed" because one barrel is apon another.
The 72S suffix to your serial number indicates that your Browning superposed shotgun was manufactured in the year 1972,by FN of Belguim for Browning.
Does not exist. However, there is a famous over/under shotgun made by Browning call the Superposed.
Based on that information, anywhere from $500-$10,000.
The name is Superposed. Find this book - Browning Superposed: John M. Browning's Last Legacy by Ned Schwing
It will be marked on the botton of the receiver.
1950 Superposed.