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Hello, I am researching information and the value on a shotgun I purchased while I was stationed in Japan. fabrique nationale d'armes de guerre herstal belgique 12 gauge over/under. It has a 30" barrel. It also has 67632 S7 over the serial number. [img:left]  P9250562 - Copy by Matt Schreiber, on Flickr[/img]  P9250559 - Copy by Matt Schreiber, on Flickr  P9250567 - Copy by Matt Schreiber, on Flickr
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FN copy of a Browning Superposed, S7 means made in 1967 I would think
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Last edited by skeettx; 06/04/18 05:56 PM.
USAF RET 1971-95 ![[Linked Image from jpgbox.com]](http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/57865_80x60.jpg)
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Are there Belgian proofmarks?
Cheers,
Raimey
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I'm thinking FN did not have to "copy" the Superposed, they built them from the beginning.
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"FN Copy" that is stout........Did anyone BUT FN ever build the Belgian Browning?......
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Possibly a Miroku copy of an Herstal made Browning ?
Miroku did such a good job that Browning FN Herstal now get them to make all Browning Guns except the Belgium made B25 variant.
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So a Japanese copy of a Belgium copy of a copy of an American gun designer? My head is spinning! Bottom line......AWESOME gun!
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Nah.
A shotgun manufactured to be sold in places that Browning branded shotguns weren't.
Same as the early A-5's (as seen here previously) were.
Until some Japan specific proof marks are shown, I believe:
Lovely, wellmade, Belgian shotgun.
Very nice shooters.
Last edited by ClapperZapper; 06/05/18 09:19 AM.
Out there doing it best I can.
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Nah.
A shotgun manufactured to be sold in places that Browning branded shotguns weren't.
Same as the early A-5's (as seen here previously) were.
Yeah, that'd be my answer as well...Geo
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