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The production of the 22 Semi-Auto rifle began in 1914, and was officially imported by Browning in 1956. It is still in production today.
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| Date | Historic Information | Serial Number Info | ||||||
| 1914-1955 | F.N. began production of the 22 Semi-Auto Rifle. | No serial numbers are available. | ||||||
| 1956-1967 | In 1961, the codes for calibers were
changed: T=Long Rifle Caliber E=Short Rifle Caliber Example: 8T1000 = A 1968 22 Long Rifle Caliber Semi-Auto Rifle with serial number 1000. |
T=Long Rifle Caliber E=Short Rifle Caliber |
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| 1969-73 | 1969 started using two digits for the
date of manufacture: T=Long Rifle Caliber E=Short Rifle Caliber This was then followed by the serial number beginning with 1000. Example: 69T1000 = A 1969 22 Semi-Auto rifle in 22 Long Rifle Caliber with a serial number of 1000. |
T=Long Rifle Caliber E=Short Rifle Caliber |
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| 1974 | In 1974, production of the 22 Semi-Auto
was moved to Miroku, Japan. The order of the serial number code was changed to: 1.Serial Number which started at 1000 for each year. 2. Two digit year code 3. Rifle type code: T=Long Rifle Caliber E=Short Rifle Caliber Example: 1000T74 = A 1974 22 Semi-Auto rifle in 22 Long Rifle Caliber with a serial number of 1000. |
T=Long Rifle Caliber | ||||||
| 1976-1997 | In 1976, Browning standardized its
serial number identification.
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Serial Number Example: 01001RT646 This would be a 22 Semi-Auto Grade 6 rifle, manufactured in 1976 with the serial number 1000. |
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| 1999 | In 1998, Browning revised the
standardization of its serial number system to work with a new data base.
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Serial Number Example: 01001NN212 |
