By your Ser # X prefix it is a Sweet 16 Mfg 1947-48 FN Mfg

 

Thanks Could you explain how you distinguish between the sweet 16 and the standard weight based on the prefix X? The serialization chart in the Blue Book doesn't seem to distinguish the standard and sweets..............at least not until 1953 when they began using the prefix S for sweet 16

 

I have one of these as well. S/N X35??. Also 1947. But mine is marked something like "St. Louis, Mo". My understanding is that they were made in St. Louis for a couple of years until the factory in Belgium was rebuilt.

dkgva1 - does your gun have this marking?

Is this gun collectible? Anyone know the value? Mine is in good condition and has the round knob at the hand grip.

 

I'm no expert on Auto 5's or I wouldnt have my question posted. Having said that, the Blue Book shows your gun with a manufacture date of 1947. The gun was manufactured in Belgium.

Collectability is a personal matter. It depends on demand, condition, originality, rarity etc. I happen to like the A-5's and am looking at a couple now to add to a very small but growing collection of firearms.

 

FN's have the St. Louis on the barrel

 

I believe all “Belgian” Browning Auto-5s made until 1951 were made for Browning by Remington. Remington made the Model 11 form 1905 until 1948. The FN plant was heavily damaged and out of action by bombing.