Browning Superposed Shotgun
Product Codes
Superposed
Year
Code
Notes
1963 S 12 Gauge
  V 20 Gauge
  F 28 Gauge
  J 410 Bore
     
1975 153 12 Gauge Magnum 
  213 Lightning 12 Gauge
  2B3 Lightning 12 Gauge Skeet 
  243 Lightning 12 Gauge Trap
  293 Broadway 12 Gauge
  203 Light 12 Gauge 
  233 Lightning 20 Gauge
  2C3 Lightning 20 Gauge Skeet 
  223 Light 20 Gauge
  173 28 Gauge
  1E3 28 Skeet 
  183 .410 Bore
  1F3 .410 Bore Skeet 
  513 12 Gauge Diana Grade
  553 Magnum 12 Diana Grade 
  5B3 12 Skeet Diana Grade 
  543 12 Trap Diana Grade 
  593 12 Broadway Diana Grade 
  503 12 Superlight Diana Grade
  533 20 Gauge Diana Grade
  5C3 20 Skeet Diana Grade 
  523 20 Superlight Diana Grade 
  573 28 Gauge Diana Grade 
  5E3 28 Skeet Diana Grade
  583 410 Bore Diana Grade
  5F3 410 Skeet Diana Grade 
  613 12 Gauge Midas Grade 
  653 12 Magnum Midas Grade 
  6B3 12 Skeet Midas Grade 
  643 12 Trap Midas Grade 
  693 12 Broadway Midas Grade 
  603 12 Superlight Midas Grade
  633 20 Gauge Midas Grade
  6C3 20 Skeet Midas Grade
  623 20 Superlight Midas Grade 
  673 28 Gauge Midas Grade
  6E3 28 Skeet Midas Grade
  683 410 Bore Midas Grade
  6F3 410 Skeet Midas Grade 
  IA4 All Gauge Skeet Set 
  5A4 Diana Grade All Gauge Skeet Set 
  6A4 Midas Grade All Gauge Skeet Set
  713 12 Gauge Exhibition Grade 
  753 12 Magnum Exhibition Grade 
  7B3 12 Skeet Exhibition Grade 
  743 12 Trap Exhibition Grade 
  793 12 Broadway Exhibition Grade 
  703 12 Superlight Exhibition Grade 
  733 20 Gauge Exhibition Grade
  7C3 20 Skeet Exhibition Grade 
  732 20 Superlight Exhibition Grade 
  773 28 Gauge Exhibition Grade
  7E3 28 Skeet Exhibition Grade
  783 410 Bore Exhibition Grade 
  7F3 410 Skeet Exhibition Grade 

 

12 Gauge Superposed Shotguns
Year
Start
End
1931
1
2000
1932
2001
4000
1933
4001
6000
1934
6001
8000
1935
8001
10000
1936
10001
12000
1937
12001
14000
1938
14001
17000
1939-1948
-Production ceaed due to WWII.
-Some guns were assembled from parts on hand.
-Production resumed June 1948.
1948
17000
17200
1949
17201
20000
1950
20001
21000
1951
21001
27000
1952
27001
33000
1953
33001
37000
1954
37001
43000
1955
43001
48000
1956
48001
54000
1957
54001
59000
1958
59001
68500
1959
68501
76500
1960
76501
86500
1961
86501
99999
1962
1
6500S3
1963-
See the Browning Dating System.
-Except in the case of a new design wherein a low serial number becomes valuable to some individual.
-Exhibition grade and Exposition grade were regarded as the same grade, simply different terms for the same thing.

On January 1, 1963 a new serial number series was begun for 12 gauge Superposed shotguns starting with number 6556S3

20 Gauge Superposed Shotguns
Year
Start
End
1949
200
1700
1950
1701
2800
1951
2801
3200
1952
3201
5300
1953
5301
6700
1954
6701
8400
1955
8401
9400
1956
9401
10500
1957
10501
11500
1958
11501
14180
1959
14181
17060
1960
17061
20640
1961
20641
23820
1962
23821
27300
1963
27301V3
1963-
See the Browning Dating System.
-Except in the case of a new design wherein a low serial number becomes valuable to some individual.
-Exhibition grade and Exposition grade were regarded as the same grade, simply different terms for the same thing.

 

28 Gauge and .410 Superposed Shotguns
1960-1962
495 shotguns manufactured in 28 gauge.
1960-1962
558 shotguns were manufactured in .410.