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Browning A5 ???

hooknlargemouthhooknlargemouth Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
edited May 2007 in Ask the Experts
I have an a5 that I cant get an age on. R, fn with circle around it, 859. thanks for the help.
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  • whompusswhompuss Member Posts: 737 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First, welcome to the forums.

    You haven't provided near enough information to date the gun. Primarily being the serial number, you will have to take the barrel off to see it. (providing it's the origional barrel) You said it is an A 5, does it have a gold trigger (lightweight) or blue (standard). What guage is it, barrel length, matt barrel or vent rib. choke? * = full, *- = Imp Mod ** = mod, **- = IC, or does it have the invector choke. (Newer models) Does it say "made in Belgium" then there will be a Canadian import city, Quebec?
    Browning quit making shotguns in Belgium during the 70's, thereafter made by Miroku, Japan- still high quality but not collectable. In the late 90's mfg shifted to FN factories in the States.
    Please post as much as you can and I or someone will try to help.
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is not necessary to remove the barrel to see the serial number... it is deeply stamped on the bottom forward edge of the receiver.

    NSHNN-BrowningA5003.jpeg

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  • hooknlargemouthhooknlargemouth Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry I thought you got the age on the under side of the gun. numbers on barrel are 3995 & A 541. It has a standerd trigger, 16 gauge, 28 inch barrel no vent rib full choke, made in belgium, with St.Louis on top. thank you
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  • hooknlargemouthhooknlargemouth Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    R, fn with circle, 859. Is on bottom of the gun. I dated my other two a-5' on browning web site but this one I couldn't figure out..
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by hooknlargemouth
    R, fn with circle, 859. Is on bottom of the gun. I dated my other two a-5' on browning web site but this one I couldn't figure out..


    Can you post a picture of your gun's serial number?

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  • hooknlargemouthhooknlargemouth Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    cant figure out how to post a pic [:(!]
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  • hooknlargemouthhooknlargemouth Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
    edited November -1
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by hooknlargemouth
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    Hmmmmm... interesting. I will have to do some searching to see if I can come up with an answer that makes sense.

    Edit: Where is the safety located on this gun (front or rear of the trigger guard)?

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  • hooknlargemouthhooknlargemouth Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Its in the rear
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by hooknlargemouth
    Its in the rear


    That makes it a post-war production gun, and narrows the manufacture timeframe to somewhere between 1947 - 1957 (my guess is that it was 1947).

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  • hooknlargemouthhooknlargemouth Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I just got off the phone with browning they told me this gun was made in 1953, she said the R code started in 53 and with it being such a low number 1953 would be the year. Thanks for the help bert.
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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by hooknlargemouth
    I just got off the phone with browning they told me this gun was made in 1953, she said the R code started in 53 and with it being such a low number 1953 would be the year. Thanks for the help bert.


    Aahh, now that is some good information! You are quite welcome.

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