Yes
Haven't seen that marking. Choke markings on Browning shotguns are coded by a series of asterisks and dashes. They also had a marking called 'ACIER SPECIAL' which simply means special steel, indicating the gun was suitable for smokeless powder.
A Browning light weight auto-5 shotgun in unfired condition,and made in the year 1972(72G)prefix to your serial number will bring 775 dollars for a shotgun with a plain barrel,or 1,150 dollars for a vent rib barrel model.Yours is often called the flat knob model(which was made from 1967-1976).
Gas operated
It is called "choke". lcj
If it has choke tubes, yes. If it is fixed choke, no. I called Browning about mine and that was the answer they gave me.
The wooden piece under the barrel of a breech-loaded shotgun is called the forend or forearm. It serves to protect the shooter's hand from the heat of the barrel during firing and provides a secure grip for handling the shotgun. The forend can come in various shapes and styles, often reflecting the design and aesthetics of the shotgun.
The barrel exchange will be your best bet if you called browning this is the place they would refer you to. They are located in Ga.
This a double barrel shotgun. This is my second favorite shotgun in the world. The reason why it is called 12 Ga double barrel is that the barrel in 12 inches long, and every two shots, it has to be reload.
It is called "choke". lcj
They are called BT-99 shotguns
The first known pistol grip shotgun is called a backpacker shotgun, with a shorter barrel, and shorter overall length. This is a very popular version of the shotgun, mostly purchased for home defense.
The serial number you list does not match Browning convention. Go to http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/detail.asp?id=13 to see what I mean.