The Stamp on the guns.
By the markings on the barrel/receiver
From the start all browning guns were made by FN of belguim for browning between 1903-1975.After that all guns were made by Miroku of japan.
Built to the same specs. Labor is cheaper in Japan.
Just the manufacturer.The browning auto-5 shotgun was made by FN of belguim for browning between 1903-1975.After 1975 the browning auto-5 shotgun was made by Miroku of japan for browning,both companys made the same shotgun with the same patent of john m browning.While most in this country feel that the quality of the belguim made guns are far bettter(and there is some truth to this) The japan made firearms are of excellent quality,fit and finish.I know because I have owned both.
Unless a special order, they are made in Japan.
your browning was one of the last to be made in Belguim as evidenced by the serial number prefix 76v.
On a sweet sixteen model,the difference is 175 dollars between the two.
1999,Browning stopped importing fully made and assembled in Belguim made auto-5 shotguns in the year 1976.While some were still mde in Belguim in later years,these guns were assembled in Portugal.Browning began importation of there auto-5 shotguns from Miroku of Japan in late 1976.
They haven't. Some models yes, but, not all.The assembly of Browning shotguns in Herstall,Belguim ended in the year 1976 along with the importation of FN shotguns.Production and importation was switched to the company Miroku of Japan in that year.Some Brownings are now produced in Belguim but assembled in Portugal but this does not apply to all models.
Most Browning guns were made in Belgium by Fabrique Nationale (FN) until the mid 1970s when some production was shifted to Miroku in Japan. Today's Browning firearms are made in either Belgium, Portugal, Japan or in the United States.
I am pretty certain all A-5's were made in Belgium.Your 75Z prefix to the serial number indicates that your Browning auto-5 shotgun was chambered as a 20ga auto-5 made in the year 1975.All Browning auto-5 shotguns were produced by Miroku of Japan starting in the year 1976.So I can say that your Browning auto-5 shotgun was one of the last made shotguns by FN of Herstall,Belguim for Browning.
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I can say that your Browning BL-22 was made between 1970-2003 by Miroku of Japan.