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A-500R

The A-500R shotgun was introduced in 1987 and discontinued in 1993. It was a short recoil operated model, made in Belguim and assembled in Portugal.

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DateHistoric InformationSerial Number Info
1987-1993
1. A-500R Type751=A-500R
2. Date of Manufacture
is a two-digit code		Z=1
Y=2
X=3
W=4
V=5
T=6
R=7
P=8
N=9
M=0
3. Serial Number
beginning with 01001
at the start of each year.		 

 

Serial
Number Example:

751PR01001

This would be an A-500R shotgun, manufactured in 1987 with the serial number 01001.