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- PRICE OF A BELGIAN SAKO RIIHIMAKI SERIAL NUMBER
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That makes you feel a lot better when you purchase a Browning with odd features.Ĭlick to expand.Good point Icebear. A good thing about Browning is that when you" letter" a gun, they often address special features such as these I've mention. There's quite a few made with these features. The action and barrel was matte blue and the stock was slim and trim with a satin finish. I once owned a 270 pre Safari (serial number 7) that had the normal 22" pencil barrel that did not have the typical gloss blue. I once owned an early FN large ring action 243 with a 24" pencil barrel.Īnother oddity about early (serial numbers below 1000) production of the FN action is that Browning was testing the "water" with a lot of different features. Another couple oddities you might have heard of, some of the very first Browning Sako L579's had a blued bolt handle, and during early production, Browning made a few FN 243's and 308's on the large ring.
PRICE OF A BELGIAN SAKO RIIHIMAKI SERIAL
Please note, I'm assuming Browning started making the Sako action rifles in 1963 because I've not seen or heard of a Browning Sako with a 1962 serial number. Browning then made the 243 and 308 using the Sako and FN actions until they depleted their stockpile of FN actions around 1965 or 66. They eventually paid for it, but I came out on the short end of that stick.īrowning used the small ring FN on the 243 and 308 exclusively (see exception below) from 1960 until the Sako action Brownings were introduced in 1963. It was insured for the maximum that the Post Office offered at that time ($400). 308 Browning Safari many years ago which I traded to someone in another state, but it never made it there through the mail. 243 barreled actions for Browning, shipped 949, and had 541 of them remaining in inventory at the end of the year. 243 for Browning in early March of 1962, but other than a half-dozen samples they didn't start shipping them to Browning until October of 1962. Sako began producing barreled actions in. However, they are accounted for in the Sako shipping records. The Brownings had their own numbering system and did not show up in the Sako inspection records. 243's for only the first year of production, but from the comments it must have been a bit longer than that.Īs everyone is aware, the Sako action for the Browning Safari was slightly modified from the regular production L579 with a round top (rear bridge lower than front ring) and an unblued bolt handle. I was under the impression that Browning used the small ring FN for its.
PRICE OF A BELGIAN SAKO RIIHIMAKI SERIAL NUMBER
Therefore, your rifle with a serial number of 3L xxx was made in 1963. For example, a rifle with 2Lxxx was made in 1962.
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Beginning early 1962, Browning stamped a year code in front of the "L" to document the year of manufacture. Therefore your 3 rifles, with just an "L" preceding the serial number, were manufactured in 1960 or 1961. During the first 2 years (19) of production, the serial number was preceded with an "L". Per the attached scan of Browning's ledger, to record the manufacture date of their Safari rifle (this rifle was not called a Safari until May 1961 when the high grade Medallion and Olympian were introduced forcing Browning to "name" their plain Jane rifle.Safari), the earliest manufacture date of completion is January 21, 1960. However, I believe you mis-typed here because your next post states the 3 rifles all have a "L" preceding the serial number.īrowning was manufacturing their FN mauser action rifles in 1959, but no rifles were completed in 1959. I noticed that your post I quoted here states 3 of the 4 rifles have no letter in them.
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Click to expand.Browning was manufacturing their FN mauser action rifles in 1959, but no rifles were completed in 1959.