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What are the years of mfg that the Superposed had salt wood issues?

Thanks,
Derrick

1967-1976 Salt wood Years

Thanks Sarge..

Not to start an argument but it was always my understanding that the salt years were 1967-69. About 90% of the guns during that era were salt guns. The problem kept showing up until around 1972 which was the year that they burned the rest of the wood. So if you avoid these years, you should be OK.

For what it's worth, here's another view

http://www.shotgunreport.com/TechTech/TechnoidArchive/8-Dec-02.html

Derrick:
My info was taken from Matt Eastmans Guide to Browning
Sarge

Tudurgs,

Thanks for the link..

matt eastman's info is good but not infallible. there are several things in his books he didn't get quite right. i've personally owned several brownings (not just supers) that were completely correct but shouldn't have existed according to his books.

the standard rule of thumb is 1967 thru 1969. i've personally owned brownings from 1971 that had salt problems. per schwings book - as noted in a previous post - all that wood was destroyed in 1972. i've seen 1966 dated guns with the problem but i suspect those had their # assigned in '66 and weren't finished out till 1967.

were it me, i'd look over very carefully a 1966 gun. i'd avoid period a '67 thru '70 unless tested negative and proven and i'd be more careful of a '71 than a '66. by 1972 i wouldn't worry about it too much as long as there were no obvious outward signs.

roger

1967 guns with European walnut should be okay. My understanding is that the guns with Claro walnut are the salt wood guns. 67 is when they went to Claro and thats hwere the problem surfaced. Maybe I am wrong but this is my understanding. Can soemone confirm or refute?

Schwing (p. 146, The Browning Superposed ) states that the blanks that were salt stickered were Claro supplied by a Joe Oakley from the Sacramento, CA. area.

jack