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Browning Auto 5 Pre Start Serial

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#1 ·
Got a Browning Auto 5 and I'm trying to figure out when it was made.
Serial # is H 33492
It says that Browning started using H in 1954 starting with serial 39000. Can anyone shed some light on this?

-Kensguns
 
#2 · (Edited)
The following is from the online Blue Book of Gun Values, Serialization Section. I don't know why is says Browning added the alpha prefix in 1954 and then shows it done in 1953.

I would say yours was made in 1954.

A-5 (AUTOMATIC 5) SHOTGUN -12 ga

In 1954 Browning added an alpha prefix to the serial
number to differentiate between Lightweight and
Standardweight guns.

Year...Std.12......................Lt.Wt. 12
1953 H1-H6600.................L1-L4450
1954 H6601-H39700.........L4451-L45250
1955 H39701-H83450.......L45251-L83600
1956 H83451-H100000.....L83601-L99877
1956 M1-M35250..............G1-G35450
1957 M35251-M86300......G35451-G85950
1958 M86301-M99999......G85951-G99663
 
#5 ·
Sorry, it was a busy weekend here.

A-5 (AUTOMATIC 5) SHOTGUN -16 ga.

Year..Ser.#Start..Ser.#End
1909 1 3200
1910-1912 3201 15000
1913 15001 19000
1914-1918 No Production
1919 19671 20500
1920 20501 22237
1921 22238 24050
1922 24051 26000
1923 26001 28400
1924 28401 35650
1925 35651 40010
1926 40011 51600
1927 51599 57900
1928 57901 65100
1929 65101 82750
1930 82751 90500
1931 90501 94000
1932 94001 96072
1933 96073 96143
1934 96144 99500
1935 99501 103500
1936 103501 105850
1937 105851 111000
1938 111001 118200
1939 118201 126123
1940 126123 126175
1941-1943 No Production
1944 Production limited to servicemen
1945 Production limited to servicemen
1946 128117 128646
1947 128647 130616
1947 X1001 X13666
1948 X13667 X23501
1949 X23502 X34600
1950 X34601 X43700
1951 X43701 X59400
1952 X59401 X77700
1953 X77701 X99999

There's more years listed.

They started using a letter prefix after 1953.

You said s#761XX.

If yours is serial number 761XX it's covered above.

But if it's actually S761XX let me know.
 
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