Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Browning Superposed Bi-Centennial

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 3 ↗

Browning, Superposed Bi-Centennial Ltd. Edition, shotgun.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Superposed Bi-Centennial Ltd. Edition”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1976.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Belgium
Manufacturer
Fabrique Nationale for Browning
Type
Shotgun
Action
Other
Caliber
12 gauge²
Made
1976production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 3 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Verbatim check
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Gun Digest Gun Values: Superposed Bicentennial Model "Produced in 1976"; 53 guns built
  2. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, calibers: "All of these Superposed were 12-gauge, with 28" barrels"
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passCalibers: Not stated → 12 gauge. Gun Digest: all 53 Bicentennial Superposed guns were 12-gauge

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Browning Superposed (base model shown for Browning Superposed Bi-Centennial)
Shown: an engraved Browning Superposed shotgun, not the Bi-Centennial Limited Edition.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Fusil BROWNING B25.JPG” by Bertrand benazeth, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Browning Superposed”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Browning Superposed was a Belgian-produced over-and-under shotgun introduced to the United States two years after the start of the Great Depression, in 1931. Despite its original high cost, it was regarded as a fine and valuable weapon by both shooting competitors and hunters.