Can a Browning Citori be distinguished from a Superposed?
Wouldn’t a Presidential shooting range have top-of-the-line guns?
Not that there’s anything wrong with a Citori ;-D
The Citori and Superposed are very similar in their profile and dimensions. Citori’s are a Japanese made gun (Miroku) where the Superposed are all from the Belgian FN plant. Other differences are that to break the gun down, the Citori fore end comes off, and on the Super it slides forward but stays on the barrel. The Super began production in the early 30’s and reached their peak of quality (the Grade I models) in the mid-50’s. Citori’s began production in the 1973.
A cautionary note on the Super, in the later 60’s to early 70’s Browning tried drying stock blanks by covering them in salt. The wood took up the salt and began leeching back out later, causing bad rust problems. If you are considering a Super in that date range, look for rust where the wood and metal meet around the reciever. Also, the butt plate screws will be next to impossible to remove and likely to break off. Salt guns can be restored but at much more cost than they are worth.