1985
It's the model code for a 12 gauge Magnum.
No, that product code is for an Auto 5 in 12 gauge.
Sorry, we cant identify the product code of "143" please check the serial number again and provide a desription of the shotgun
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Wire gauge capacity is taken from a table in the electrical code book.
You will have to call Browning.
BT99
162 is the product code that identifies it as a 20 gauge BPS. Value range from 100-300 USD. Check the auction sites. Prices can vary by substantial amounts accorrding to region and time of year.
The 2 letter code PN found in your serial number indicate that your Browning was made in the year 1989.
1 = 1961, the year of manufacture Z is the letter code for the Auto-5 Light Twenty (as opposed to the Magnum Twenty) 55149 is the rest of the serial number sales@countrygunsmith.net
Can't tell by the product code alone. Contact Browning, or search the model index on the Browning date you gun web page. The link is below.
It is a 9MM manufactured in 1981. 245 is 9MM pz is date code