Try the barrel, action, breech
Browning did not break down the serial numbers of the hi-power from 1945-1954.At the end of 1954 they had made 72,250 guns and then started to register there serial numbers with production in 1955.Your browning high-power falls into the production of guns from 1945-1954,I am sorry but that is the best that I can do.
Go to Browning.com They have a sn function under customer service.
Contact Browning Customer Service through their website. The can give you date of manufacture. They ARE still in business, making very nice guns.
Try these folks - http://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/CTGY/browning-gun-parts
Unfortunately, production dates of pre-WW 2 Browning guns is strictly guesswork. Loss of most production records due to the war. Sorry- but great guns!
Need serial number to determine any guns date of mfg.
for belgian guns, the serial # that would start 76X xxxx "X" stands for Magnum 20ga. auto5man
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.
This is what is called an American Browning. These guns were produced by Remington in the US (New York) for Browning after Belgium was overun by the Germans in WWII. The guns were made using Remingtons model 11 equipment. A few modifications were made to incorporate more of the Browning features and were all stamped Browning Arms Co. St. Louis Mo. Your gun serial number isn't correct. The highest 12ga serial number made is B43129. You probably have one too many digits in your number listed. Please check and ask again. Thanks.
Browning has a page on their website appropriately titled "Date your gun". The page URL is http://www.browning.com/services/dategun/index.asp The serial number on these guns is in front of the loading port.
This is what is called an American Browning. These guns were produced by Remington in the US (New York) for Browning after Belgium was overun by the Germans in WWII. The guns were made using Remingtons model 11 equipment. A few modifications were made to incorporate more of the Browning features and were all stamped Browning Arms Co. St. Louis Mo. Due to the original contract, to meet the quantities specified, Remington continued to make these for Browning after the war. No guns were made by Remington in 1943 or 1944. The last of these guns were delivered to Browning in 1949. Your gun sn: B42926 is a 12ga made and shipped to Browning in 1948.
If this is the complete serial number and it is an A5, then it was made in 1929. Verify by noting that the 1929 guns said "Ogden Utah" on the barrel.