You are correct with the year = 1974 was the year made. The BSS came out in 1971 in 12ga, and 1972 in 20ga. The "A" character is for all 12ga guns. A "B" character is on all 20ga guns.
The (7) digit serial number of a Browning BSS breaks down like this: The first (4) digits represent the number of the gun in the production run. yours was the 7,327 gun made that year. The next Digit "A" represents 12 Gauge (B for 20 Gauge). The final (2) digits represent the year of manufacture. In your case 1972. Hope this helps.
Browning never used the letter B prefix for any of there shotguns serial numbers.
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what is the age of a browning ranger repeating 12 ga shotgun serial number 45579 b
To my knowledge,Browning has never used the letter B as a prefix to their serial numbers.You may want to recheck your serial number.
No serial number = no way to answer.
There was no B letter prefix assigned to the browning auto-5 shotgun serial number range.Please look again and list the complete serial number and any letters that appear before,during,and after the serial number.
Browning.com has a sn function under customer service.
If you go to the browning web site there is a help section under the customer service site that will age your browning B-25.
i want to know the value of a browning b-80 shotgun serial#421pv51646 please someone give me a price.