The BDA .380 Pistol was introduced in 1977 and discontinued in 1997

Historic Information Serial Number Info

In 1975 Browning re-standardized its serial number identification which it followed until 1998

  1. BDA-380 Type: 425=BDA 380
  2. Date of Manufacture is a two digit code: Z=1, Y=2, X=3, W=4, V=5, T=6, R=7, P=8, N=9, M=0
  3. Serial Number beginning with 01001at the start of each year

Serial
Number Example:
425RR01001

This would be a BDA 380 Pistol, manufactured in 1977 with the serial number 0100