1976
@ 1973
First Japanese production started in 1976
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.
The Toyota Prius debuted in Japan in 1997,It ws a first of the hybrid cars to be manufactured and was such a hit that it was introduced worldwide in 2000.
Browning Bolt action Rifle. BBR. Year serial numbers start with 010001. PM is year of manufacture. 1980 117 is the model type. Standard hunter model. So your rifle is a Browning bolt action rifle manufactured in 1980 around July. Standard right hand hunter model.
1942
I will start with browning.com has a serial number service under customer service that will help you identify the year of production of your B-78 single shot rifle.The browning model B-78 was made during the years 1973-1982.I would have to say that all B-78 rifles were made by Mirouku of japan for browning,and these were fine made rifles.
The two that start with "0S" are Sweet sixteens made in 1960. The 9R is a Standardweight 16 ga made in 1959.
Browning, Mid West Gun Works, Brownell's, are places to start.
Casio is a electronics manufacturer from Japan that was founded in 1946. In 1995, they manufactured the world's first digital camera, paving the way towards the great photography industry.
Some models had a small detailed reference to being back bored as early as 1990. Not until the 1995 Catalog was released when Browning hi-lighted the process as a marketing tool on all shotgun models.
Japan and Jamaca both start with the beautiful letter J. TA DA!