C&R · II · 043
Browning Superposed 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 Centennial, consisting of a 20 gauge superposed shotgun, supplied with an extra set of .30-06 cal. superposed barrels.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Superposed Centennial”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with an extra set of .30-06 cal. superposed barrels”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1978.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
BelgiumBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Fabrique Nationale for BrowningBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- ShotgunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 20 gauge, .30-06Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1978production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 3 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, years: RIA lot 543: Belgian Browning Superposed Centennial Edition two-barrel set, 20 ga / .30-06, S/N 1878C-182, "Introduced in 1978 to commemorate 100 years of the Browning Company"
- 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
- None
Historical context
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.