[bajasurfer]

I received a 16 gauge Browning shotgun (automatic) from my grandfather in approximately 1960. He told me at the time the gun was quite old. It has a serial number of x2149. I presumed it would be easy to figure out the date of the gun from the serial number online, but so far it has not been easy.

Any ideas of the best way of figuring out the year the gun was made? It is still in near perfect condition and shoots as well as the first day I got it.

Thank you,

Baja

 

[cvc944]

Here's where you can look up the date of the Browning.

http://www.browning.com/customerservice/dategun/index.asp

 

[miestro_jerry]

You have a very rare Browning there, enjoy it, it is the third one I have ever heard about in 16gauge.

Jerry

 

[16 Bore]

Sounds like a suicide safety older job. Check the side of the barrel. Look for an oval with 16-65 or 16-70. Most likely its a short chambered 16. Classy, but good luck finding ammo. Will not chamber standard 16 unless its been converted.

 

[jaguarxk120]

From the listing I have the A-5 was made in 1947, not all that old.

 

[bajasurfer]

Year

What list? Is the list online. 1947 is about what I was expecting.

Thanks,

Baja

 

[16 Bore]

It would be the Browning website. Whats is got? full, mod, imp? rib? plain? muzzlebrake?

 

[Boots89]

My father has his fathers Browning 16g serial number 483R Any ideas on this gun?

 

[Shawn Crea]

Boots, please don't kick-start an old thread after you started another thread for the same reason.