Answer Browning Challenger II ageBrowning says 1982, but I have seen one with a serial number dated 1983.I can confirm the above answer. My Browning Challenger II has a serial number dated 1983.
Your Browning challenger was made in the year 1968,with the serial number that you supplied.
The U74 suffix to your serial number indicates that your Browning challenger was made in the year 1974.This also revels that you have a Challenger I because the Browning challenger II was not made until 1975.You should have Plastic wraparound grips which were only made on the challenger I in 1974.The challenger I was produced from 1962-1974.The challenger II was made from 1975-1982.I hope this helps?
Your serial number isn't quite right, please check it again, but it appears you have a Browning Challenger.
try dating it at the browning website: http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/index.asp
Yes, once you look it up at Browning.com
The letter "u" in the serial number indicates it is a Challenger
1970
You are correct in your assumption that the U2 prefix to your serial number indicates that your Browning challenger was made in 1962,The U letter indicates the model challenger,while the Nomad was identified with the letter P,and the Medalist was with the letter T.all followed by the last number of the year during the time span of 1959-1968.From 1969-1974 Browning used a two number identifier.example-challenger made in 1973 would be U73.
1969. During the early part of 1969 Browning serial numbers for the Challenger ended in "U9". At about serial number 134820U9 Browning began to use the two digits "69", perhaps starting at 500 and continuing to at least 26880U69. 28907P70 is the earliest number that I know of for a 1970 model. Serial numbers for the Nomad (designated "P"), the Challenger (designated "U" ) and the Medalist (designated "T") were comingaled for any given year from 1962 to 1975 .
A Colt challenger with that serial number was made in 1952.
You will have to call Browning with the serial number.