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Michael
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January 10, 2024 - 2:13 am
ser 11160
32-40
manufacture date stamped
oct 7th 79.
(Exactly how it looks). 1879 obviously
but, if I look it up by ser number it says. 1887
so which is it.?
also, I haven’t seen a date stamp in a forum. Is that normal?
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January 10, 2024 - 2:43 am
Hello Michael,
Correct… the “Oct 7th, 1879” date is the Patent date that was assigned to John M. Browning’s very first firearm that he invented. The serial number “11160” tells us that the rifle was manufactured in June of the year 1887.
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