Yes.All Browning shotguns made prior to the year 1976 were Belgium made shotguns.
The browning model B-2000 was made from 1974-1983.These shotguns were made in belguim and assembled in portugal.
They were first made and imported into the U.S. by Browning in the year 1903.The last year for Belgium made shotguns was 1975.
Your prefix of zero G was assigned by Browning to auto-5 lightweight shotguns that were made in the year 1960.
You will have to call Browning with the serial number to find out.
Check Browning's web site. They have sn data.
It made them for more than one year since the 30s
You may not have a Browning shotgun;all browning 16 gauge shotguns were made in Belgium for browning from 1909-1976.afterword they were made by Mirouku of Japan from 1976 onward.You may have a shotgun that was made with a John M Browning patent,but made by another company.Please provide a more detailed description of your shotgun;and we might be able to identify what you have.
This gun was made in 1959 in Herstal Belgium. In 1959, Browning opened a service center in Canada and started engraving their barrels a St. Louis and Montreal. This Barrel marking remained from 1959 to 1969. Browning Shotguns were never made in Canada.
what model of browning semi-auto shotgun are we talking about?I show no B prefix to the serial number on the browning auto-5 shotguns made.
I can say that Browning started having shotguns made in 16 gauge in the year 1909.Winchester started having the model 12 shotguns made in 16 gauge in the year 1914.so I would surmise that the time frame of 1909-1915 would be the correct time frame for the introduction of the 16 gauge shotguns.
The serial number prefix of 0S indicates that your Browning sweet sixteen shotgun was made by FN of Belguim for Browning in the year 1960.All Browning shotguns made prior to the 1976 were Belguim made shotguns.So to answer your question,yes you have a Belguim Browning.