Ranger 101.2 was sold by Sears and made by Savage (called the Savage 238). The dates are unclear, but some report they were made from 1935 to 1945 (others says longer for the Ranger). A good bolt action shotgun, fed by a magazine. Simple, reliable, well built shotgun.
1930's.
what is a Browning Ranger Repeting Shotgun
You will have to call Browning with the sn to find out.
100-175 dollars is the going rate for a winchester ranger shotgun.Your ranger shotgun was made from 1964-1981 if it was a model 1400 ranger shotgun.
The Sears Ranger 105-20 16 gauge shotgun came out in the 1930s. The Sears Ranger shotgun has a 26-inch barrel.
No sn data in the public domain.
Stevens Arms made the Ranger shotgun for Sears & Roebuck. Production ended about 1930.
No browning did not,but winchester made a ranger model pump action shotgun.
Just picked one up for $2100.
350 or so
As of October 2019, you'd be 1007 years old ... and likely have a lot of interesting stories to tell.
I too have a Ranger .410 sxs hamerless shotgun. I believe it to be made by Stevens. Possibly a model 311.