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Manufacturer: Browning. Model: Auto-5 Sweet Sixteen. Serial Number: 5S42482. Gauge Info: 16. Belgian Browning Sweet 16 - 1965. Description: ***SOLD***. We are offering a very nice (Belgian) Browning Auto-5 Sweet 16 with its original manual. Serial number 5S42482 was made in 1965, has a 27-1/2” barrel with a Modified choke.Nov 10, 2012 · X denotes the Sweet Sixteen made from Jan 15, 1947 through late 1953. Your serial number is a last half of 1950. I can't explain the non-gold trigger except it may be a replacement part or the owner removed the gold plating.. The X serial numbered guns all have 2 3/4 inch chambers shipped from FN. The front safety was used until August 1953. Like. I have a browning sweet sixteen Belgium made, gold trigger semi-automatic r... Have a sweet sixteen browning 16 ga with seriel number- S 41445 can you tel... I have a Browning sweet sixteen, belgium made, ser. no. 1S 8... Given that serial number X that would indicate it is pre-1953 and 11690 would suggest it is likely a 1947 manufacture date. The FN produced A-5 barrels in St. Louis from 1930 through 1958.. The Gold plated triggers and the 3 drilled holes on the barrel ring are unique to the sweet sixteen.That model was introduced in 1958, and the serial number should have a prefix consisting of one or two digits and the letter V. One digit for the years 1958-68, then two for 1968-76. None of these guns should have a serial number on the barrel, though Nigel’s revelation makes anything possible. Rudolph31, Jul 5, 2020. #14.Browning, Fabrique Nationale. Description: BROWNING A-5 SWEET SIXTEEN 16 gauge semi-automatic shotgun made in Belgium in 1959, serial number 9S 29648, factory FN butt plate, round knob on spectacular checkered walnut stock and forearm. The bore is bright and glossy and the bluing is flawless. The barrel is 27 1/2" with matte rib and brass bead ...The Browning Auto-5 was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun design and has played a significant role in the evolution of firearms. John Moses Browning, one of the most prolific firearms designers, created this iconic shotgun. First produced in 1902, the Auto-5 remained in production for almost a century, with over 2.7 million units made.200416-03-001-04 16-03-703-04 200516-03-001-05 16-03-652-05 200616-03-001-06 16-03-750-06 BOSS & CO., LTD. SERIALIZATION Year starting serial number 1830 680 1850 1400 1857 1600 1900 4700 1920 6618 1930 7730 1945 8711 1951 8912 1953 8920 BOSS & CO., LTD. SERIALIZATION, cont. Year starting serial number 1963 9219 1970 9559 BROWNING SERIALIZATION ...1947 Post war Belgium made "X Prefix Series." No serial number distinction between the Sweet 16 and the Standard 16 gauge A5. This is the "unmarked" Browning, era of the Sweet Sixteen. These are among the rarest of the A5 Sweet Sixteen but are priced as standard 16 gauge A5s in value guides.Browning A5 sweet sixteen. I have came into possession of a Browning A5 16 gauge. It doesn't say "Sweet Sixteen" on the receiver, but in researching it, I believe it is one of the first sweet sixteens. I found a serial number list on this forum posted by Goad. The serial number on this gun is 117xxx, making it manufactured in 1938 …I have a browning sweet sixteen Belgium made, gold trigger semi-automatic r... Have a sweet sixteen browning 16 ga with seriel number- S 41445 can you tel... I have a Browning sweet sixteen, belgium made, ser. no. 1S 8... It is not a Sweet Sixteen,it is a American made A-5 made by Remington while Belgium was occupied by the Germans from 1940-1947,after that the production went back to Belgium.American guns can be identified by the serial number's. A=16ga-B=12ga-C=20ga.Still a nice gun just not worth as much as a Belgium gun. share. What is age of browning sweet 16 serial a3500? With the serial number that you have suppled,your Browning Sweet Sixteen was made in Belgium for Browning between 1957-1958.The A prefix was mixed for Sweet Sixteen numbers during this time with the highest number being 10,900.200416-03-001-04 16-03-703-04 200516-03-001-05 16-03-652-05 200616-03-001-06 16-03-750-06 BOSS & CO., LTD. SERIALIZATION Year starting serial number 1830 680 1850 1400 1857 1600 1900 4700 1920 6618 1930 7730 1945 8711 1951 8912 1953 8920 BOSS & CO., LTD. SERIALIZATION, cont. Year starting serial number 1963 9219 1970 9559 BROWNING SERIALIZATION ...Answer: The serial number found on your gun can tell you when your gun was manufactured. To find where your serial number is located, you will need to refer to your …Petrochemical giant Ineos was granted a permit to cut down a wood to build a new plastic plant in Antwerp. A provincial government in Belgium on Thursday (November 7) granted Europ...Identify the year your Sweet 16 was manufactured if made fromCategory - Browning Shotguns - Sweet Six Jim’s Sweet 16. My dad was an Air Force pilot who flew B17s in WWII and B52s during the Cold War. He bought this Sweet 16 in 1965 at a base exchange. It has a 26-inch IC barrel and a 28-inch ...It's a Belgian Browning Sweet 16 with the X-prefix in the 90000 series which by my research makes it a 1953 gun. Good condition but not minty by any means. ... When my wife's dad passed last year, I took possession of a number of his guns that have been handed down through that family. He didn't have any sons, so me and another brother in … BELGIUM - BROWNING'S - PATENTS. OCT. 9. 1900 - DEC. 17. 1901 Dec 24, 2010 · 1 post · Joined 2010. #1 · Dec 24, 2010. I have found one of my grandpa's old guns and just had some questions. I know about how much it is worth but would like to know some other information. Browning Sweet 16 Made in Belgium. Serial Number = S 11779. Needs some touching up. Everything works on this gun 100% like it is supposed to. This is a n

Browning Sweet Sixteen 1960 Belgium Shotgun for sale online. ... Manufacturer: Browning - Belgium Model: Sweet Sixteen Serial Number: 0S43178 Condition: 100% Original6215 posts · Joined 2007. #2 · Dec 31, 2015. According to the serial number information in Shirley & Vanderlinden, your Sweet Sixteen was shipped from FN during the first four months of 1958. This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.Manufacturer: Browning (FN Belgium) Model: Sweet Sixteen Auto-5 Serial Number: 7S71038 Barrel Length: 28" Inches (27.5") Chambers: 2.75" Inches Condition: Very Good Metal Condition: Very Good Wood Condition: Very Good / Good Bore Condition: Excellent Barrel Type: Ventilated Rib w/ Modified Choke Action: Semi-Auto Recoil-Operated Repeating ShotgunSep 17, 2016 · Anyhow, I have an A5 Sweet Sixteen that I inherited from my father 20 something years ago. I remember when he bought it, think 1959, and he sure was proud of it. I used it just the other day to sprinkle some feral dogs near our home. I have been on Browning's site trying to date this fine old shotgun, but with no success. Has 0S over 4xxx4. 1 post · Joined 2010. #1 · Dec 24, 2010. I have found one of my grandpa's old guns and just had some questions. I know about how much it is worth but would like to know some other information. Browning Sweet 16 Made in Belgium. Serial Number = S 11779. Needs some touching up.

A closer look at the asterisk shows it to be a six pointed star. I have three Auto-5’s from the ‘30’s and two of them, a 1931 Grade 2 16 and a 1938 Sweet Sixteen have that star. On both, the star appears between FN and the serial number. The 1930 12 gauge just has FN and the serial. I have no clue what it means.A big recent discussion here at Lifehacker was whether brown-bagging your lunch is really much of a money saver. There were enough good points made on both sides that it made me qu...…

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