Help dating my Auto 5

[N0M4D]

So the official sight only accomplished giving me a headache, and annoying the hell out of me... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please!

 

[rembolt]

Certainly not a Auto 5 expert . but I would say a 1963 light weight .

 

[kamlooky]

Give Browning a call with that serial number.
Could very well be this gal came from overseas.

 

[saskbooknut]

Didn't they all come from overseas except wartime Remington build?

 

[kamlooky]

Didn't they all come from overseas except wartime Remington build?

Dunno.
I had an owdbawl serial number their site wouldn't list and ended up calling Browning.
Forget 'oww it played out.
Either from here or there that they dint list awn their list.

 

[3macs1]

Give Browning a call with that serial number.
Could very well be this gal came from overseas.

God I thought you were going to say count the rings on the stump

 

[jpbcal308]

Did you purchased the gun from Tradeex?

 

[polaris]

https://singleinthecity.ca/the-dating-coach/

 

[kamlooky]

God I thought you were going to say count the rings on the stump

Mee Lawrrrrrrd, yew eezetuhneerzs............can't sea over thuh hump, so state cownt the rings awn the stump?

 

[N0M4D]

From what I can tell it came from 1925, because the barrel looks like it was a replacement on the two serial numbers punched in front of the rest of it looks like it was a factory rebuild I think the larger numbers are the original serial number and the two in front of it are added after the rebuild. No I got it from a personal trade not from a store for company.

 

[jpbcal308]

IMHO, I think that is a A5 built by FN and sold as a FN gun not a Browning, Does it say Browning on the receiver? Tradeex had one for sale https://www.tradeexcanada.com/content/fn-auto-5-semi-auto-12ga Look it up

 

[kamlooky]

It has the magazine cut off lever.
Earlier ones didn't.
Interesting serial number with the two numbers at the beginnning
being smaller.

 

[N0M4D]

Side of the receiver says BrowninG with the FN logo under it. It's puzzling.

It has the cutoff, but no scribings or etchings. Really plane Jane. Makes me think it was a war product.

 

[Joe549]

I had a 20g i was selling and couldnt confirm the date due to it being one of the oddball, called Browning gave them the serial number and had my answer right away.

 

[RidgeHunter]

There's probably a website for that.
Just set up an online profile for it and it should have some dates pretty quick. The key is to be funny, ###y and a little mysterious.

Sorry I couldn't resist.

 

[the spank]

Post it in the Browning Lovers forum on Shotgunworld.com. You’ll have an answer fast!!