(more, and also larger, pictures are available) One final thing regarding the stamps while I think I can pick out most of the stamps and their menings I am curious about the '2 15' stamps visible in one of the pictures, any idea what this can signify? The year when also Miroku introduced the mfg year identification in their serial numbers? Pieces of information has led me to believe that the gun is manufactured before 7 sometime (based on when I think Browning/Miroku possibly introduced the mfg year identification in their serial numbers as well as indication of when Miroku seized production of the 800 model).ĭuring what years Miroku actually manufactured the 800 model? Have acquired an older Miroku o/u, said to be a model 800 of unknown age and curious as I am I am trying to find out more about the gun.īased on the attached pictures can it be positively identified as a Miroku 800 model?Īs for age it would be nice if it had followed the Miroku / Browning standard of including mfg year in the serial number (character coded) but obviously this gun is older than that.

Miroku shotguns models