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The Browning A5 is a recoil-operated autoloading shotgun capable of quickly firing up to five shells (with the three-shot adapter removed, using 2¾" loads), one shell at a time, with each successive pull of the trigger.... The serial number of your A5 shotgun is found on the right side of the receiver, below the bolt release button. Record. 10,501 Posts. #3 · Oct 9, 2009. I once inspected an A5 12ga Standardweight that was serial numbered 8M3186. It had been sold through the Army Post Exchange in Frankfort, Germany and had the single letter "F" above the proper serial number for a 1958 A5. Other similar guns sold through Navy Base and Army Post Exchanges and Air Force Exchanges. Browning Miroku A5 Serial Numbers. regal454 Member Posts: 21. May 2014 edited May 2014. Did all of the Browning Miroku A5 shotguns have a serial number stamped on the barrel to match the number on the receiver? I went to look at a Lt Twenty and it had no serial number on the barrel? I have a Sweet Sixteen made in 1992 and it does have the.

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The Remington-built Browning A5s in 12-gauge had serial numbers prefaced with a B, 20-gauges a C and 16-gauges an A. A1830 would have been made in the fall of 1940.... 2011 11:12 pm. Thank You Fowlgunner & Researcher for posting the information on the Browning A5! It sounds like this semi-automatic shotgun has quite an interesting history.

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. There are 2 possibilities. The first is that during WWII Remington produced the Auto-5 for Browning. These guns should have an "A, B, or C" prefix to the serial number. If there is not a prefix, then it is the next possibility. The second is that it is a Remington Model 11. It was produced under license from Fabrique Nationale between 1911 and.

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. If the serial number you posted is correct then it was made in 1971. In 1968 Browning started using the two digit year code in front of the letter designating the model number. 71=1971 and Z=Lightwieght twenty gauge. The only thing that seems odd here is that you say it is a round knob. 1966 was the last year for the round knobs on the Auto 5's.

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American Browning Auto-5 Auto-5 Lightweight Auto-5 Magnum Auto-5 Skeet Auto-5 Trap Model Sweet Sixteen Buck Special Two Millionth Commemorative Auto-5 Light 12 Auto-5 Light 20 Auto-5 Magnum Auto-5 Buck Special. 📷. Auto-5 Skeet Sweet Sixteen A-5 DU 50th Anniversary A-5 DU Sweet Sixteen. 📷. Auto-5 Classic Auto-5 Classic. The right side of the barrel is marked "BROWNING AUTO_5 / * SPECIAL STEEL-12 GAUGE-SHELLS_3″_30 / BROWNING PATENTS". The left side of the receiver is marked "Magnum Twelve / BROWNING" with a bust portrait of John M. Browning, the underside has the serial number. The receiver has tasteful Grade I engraving.

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696. 123. Just got another shotgun today; from what I know it is (I think) a Browning A5 made by Remington between 1940 - 1946; based on the serial number I suspect late 1940 early 1941. The serial number is a C prefix which means 20 guage which is what it is chambered in; and it has a Polychoke on the end. It was late when I shot the photos so.

A5 Semi-Automatic Shotgun (New Model) - Browning.

It's a very common mistake & seems to happen with every other "new" A5 purchaser looking to date their gun. THE archive/reference source for ALL Auto 5 shotguns can be found on the forum ShotgunWorld - look for the Browning sub-thread then check the A5 "sticky" as it lets you date them from serial numbers, safety catch types, etc..

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Anyways, I just bought a Belgian A5 Light Twenty but it has a few curious traits. First off, the serial number is 5Z 95571. Not exactly sure what to make of the "Z". I've seen some things say it was the "lightweight" designation for these years but most things say "G" was the lightweight designation. (FWIW, I do think this is a light twenty.). My source is the book, "BROWNING AUTO-5 SHOTGNUS, The Belgian FN Production", by Shirley & Vanderlinden., 2003, Wet Dog Pub., pg.76. "The "X" serial number prefix series began with serial number X1001 that was accepted in the warehouse on January 15, 1947. However, the earliest date a 16 gauge was completed and accepted was serial number X1019.

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A5 A5 Autoloader (New Model) The serial number for your firearm is found usually on the receiver. However, refer to your owner's manual if you have difficulty finding it. We have many owner's manuals online. You can go to those by clicking here. In the serial number code key below, the model number code for your new version A5 is 116.

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This was then preceded by the serial number beginning with 1000. Example: 1000S69 = A 1969 Superposed 12 ga.. shotgun with a serial number of 1000. S=12 gauge V=20 gauge F=28 gauge J=.410 bore: 1976-1986: In 1975 Browning standardized its serial number identification which it followed until 1998.

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