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Browning A-5 serial number question

latecomerlatecomer Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
edited January 2010 in Ask the Experts
A friend has her father's older A5, and I noticed a curiosity. the serial number is B41XXX which I think is for 12ga from 1926 (from a google search). The odd thing is the barrel is 2 3/4 shells and stamped St. Louis. This has me thinking the barrel is mid 50's. Am I reading this right?
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    legn4legn4 Member Posts: 481 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think it is a Remington production for Browning with the B prefix. 1946-1951 and 1951 #s ran(+-) B37501-B45000. HTH
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    Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,279 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree... it is a Remington made "American Browning" that was made during the period of time during and shortly after WW II, when production in Belgium was shutdown due to the war. It should have "Remington" marked on the barrel.
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    latecomerlatecomer Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for the info. Makes sense. Was going by #'s, web site didn't
    adjust letter prefix w/numbers. That date makes more sense. Didn't
    see a Rem stamp but will look next time. The StL indicated Rem. Thx for your replies!
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