This is a 12ga made in 1973. It is the first year of production for the Citori Model.
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i would go to the browning web site.Click on the customer service link and there should be a spot were you can research your browning citori lightning.
Go to Browning's site, click on Support then date your firearm.
The browning citori serial number that you supplied indicates that your browning citori was made in 1982.
You are furnishing an incomplete serial number. Citori is a model of Browning.
this gun was made in 1964
Browning.com has a sn function on their web site that you can use.
The RP that is found in the middle of your serial number indicates that your browning citori was made by browning in 1978.
The letters pp stand for the year 1988.The letters pn stand for the year 1989.
With the serial number suffix of S4,this indicates that your Browning Citori Lightning was made in Belgium for Browning in the year 1964.
You will have to call Browning to find out.