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Offline ger34

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Browning BLR dating
« on: September 29, 2003, 04:00:18 PM »
I recently purchased a .243 Browning BLR.  I have the serial number etc.
I know it was made in Japan and I have been to the Browning website but I still can't figure out how to read my serial number and date my rifle.  I have 5 numbers followed by K57.  Were BLR's being made in 1957?

Any help would be appreciated
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Offline JABS

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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2003, 04:28:32 PM »
According to Browning web site, the BLR was made in Belgium from 1969 to 1972 and in Japan from 1973 to present. K was the product code for the BLR. As yours is made in Japan, the 57 certainly mean 75. For a reason I ignore, they sometime reverse the two digit representing the year of manufacture.
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Offline ger34

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thanx
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2003, 12:36:02 AM »
thanx bud...i kinda figured the #'s were reversed...just wanted to confirm it
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