browning a5 16 gauge help - The Firearms Forum

shawnc · 02-09-2011, 02:59 AM

ok guys i have a problem. i have a browning a5 16 gauge that was passed on to me from my great uncle a couple of years back when he passed. what im tryin to do is identify the gun and from what i see on brownings web site i dont know if im just not reading it correctly or what but any way i dont under stand it the s/n i have is and there is also a marking of on it any help that you can give me in figuring out when it was made will be greatly appreacated. at this point all i do know for sure is that it was made in belgum as it is stamped as such and it also does have the f/n butt plate on it. again thanks in advance.

polishshooter · 02-09-2011, 07:26 AM

When my sone inherited my Dad's 16 gauge Remington, he joined a "16 Gauge Society" on line (sorry I don't know the link, you will have to search for it but it shouldn't be too hard, just Google it below)

Anyway, when he bought his Browning Sweet 16 they helped him research it, or directed him where to look for it, and then when he later bought his Belgian A5 12 gauge he got a wealth of information on it from wherever he looked also.

I will email him and see if he remembers any of the sites he checked.

Larry the Gun Guy · 02-13-2011, 11:43 AM

Good Morning Shawn;

The R series guns are standard 16 gauge shotguns as opposed to the S series which are Sweet Sixteens. Your gun was made around November of 1956.

mr.t7024 · 02-16-2011, 08:25 AM

Firearms made outside the USA will have proof marks on them.

02-09-2011, 02:59 AM	#1
shawnc Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19	browning a5 16 gauge help ok guys i have a problem. i have a browning a5 16 gauge that was passed on to me from my great uncle a couple of years back when he passed. what im tryin to do is identify the gun and from what i see on brownings web site i dont know if im just not reading it correctly or what but any way i dont under stand it the s/n i have is and there is also a marking of on it any help that you can give me in figuring out when it was made will be greatly appreacated. at this point all i do know for sure is that it was made in belgum as it is stamped as such and it also does have the f/n butt plate on it. again thanks in advance. --> Last edited by shawnc; 02-15-2011 at 12:24 AM..

02-09-2011, 07:26 AM	#2
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,863	Re: browning a5 16 gauge help When my sone inherited my Dad's 16 gauge Remington, he joined a "16 Gauge Society" on line (sorry I don't know the link, you will have to search for it but it shouldn't be too hard, just Google it below) Anyway, when he bought his Browning Sweet 16 they helped him research it, or directed him where to look for it, and then when he later bought his Belgian A5 12 gauge he got a wealth of information on it from wherever he looked also. I will email him and see if he remembers any of the sites he checked. __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

02-13-2011, 11:43 AM	#3
Larry the Gun Guy Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1	Re: browning a5 16 gauge help Good Morning Shawn; The R series guns are standard 16 gauge shotguns as opposed to the S series which are Sweet Sixteens. Your gun was made around November of 1956. __________________ I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. Ronald Reagan

02-16-2011, 08:25 AM	#4
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: browning a5 16 gauge help Firearms made outside the USA will have proof marks on them.