you will find it on the barrel or action of the firearm
S&W did not make a firearm with that name.
You should always keep your firearms serial numbers recorded in a safe place; and all paperwork (reciepts etc) that they came with. If purchased from a federal firearms licensee (gun store), call them. Your papers will be on file.
Not possible. There is more than one gun with the same serial number, some guns were made with NO serial numbers, and data does not exist to translate SN to make/model.
The Burgo brand was made by Karl Burgsmuller of Kreiensen, West Germany. Imporation of them into the US stopped in 1968. In general, they are a low cost firearm of indifferent quality. If you have found one, and are attempting to locate the owner, in MOST of the US, there is no central registry of who owns what firearm (despite popular belief). Law enforcement may have a report of a stolen or missing firearm, and THEY have access to computer database that a private citizen does not have- contact them.
Depends on model
look on the barrel of the rifle, It should be clearly stamped near the breach(the end you load from). Serial numbers are not placed on the barrel, since the barrel is removable and is not considered the 'firearm.' The true serial number of the firearm is going to be located on the receiver. You do not indicate which model Winchester, though. You should also understand that .22 rifles and shotguns made prior to 1968 were not required to be serialized, and some Winchesters therefore did not have serial numbers.
You will have to call Browning to find out. Need serial number to date most any firearm. Check Browning's website under customer service, then date your firearm. Value is determined by condition of firearm, and area of the sale.
The Winchester model 69A is a pre-serial number firearm and as such does not have one.
Sure it does, but you probably have to disassemble the firearm to find it.If you think it has value then do such, otherwise sell it for a profit and move on. Your serial number on the 9478 should be on the side of the receiver, and should begin with a letter then numbers
Compare the SN to lists published by the diffrent makers. There is no one "key" to decoding a serial number.
you can find out the age of the firearm by including the serial number in a question here.