Company President John Val Browning had first visited the Miroku gun factory in Kochi, Japan, in 1965 and was impressed with the facility and the workers, especially the work being done on the Charles Daly brand of shotguns. When Browning began looking for a supplier for the new shotgun, it looked to the East. The introductory price for a Browning Citori was $325-less than half the price of the Superposed. A standard model Superposed in the early 1970s sold for about $750. When the Citori was introduced, that goal was achieved. This White Lightning model has an attractive silver nitride-finished receiver with high relief engraving. Browning management wanted to develop a lower-priced version that would increase the company’s share of the over/under market yet maintain its high-quality reputation. The Superposed was made by Fabrique Nationale in Belgium, where rising production costs were quickly putting the price out of the reach of the average shotgunner. Introduced in 1973, the Citori wasn’t meant to replace the legendary Superposed rather, it was intended to be a more affordable alternative. It’s difficult to track down sales figures from every manufacturer, but the claim is certainly believable. The Browning Citori has been called the best-selling over/under shotgun in the world. There have been close to 100 different Citoris.Barrels pivot on a full-length hinge pin and lock close by an underlug and bolt.Citori included selective automatic ejectors and selective single trigger.Manufatured for Browning by the Miroku gun factory in Kochi, Japan.
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