Browning Auto-5 16ga value

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Good afternoon, I’m hoping I can get some feedback on the value for a Browning auto-5 16 gauge. This is the regular, not the Sweet Sixteen. Manufacture date was 1950 and the factory barrel is a 28 inch vent rib full choke. As well, I was hoping for thoughts on the value of the additional barrel, which is a Sweet Sixteen barrel 26 inches long with a solid rib and choked IC.
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Cueball
 

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Whilst the wood looks to be needing attention and if all the mag tube bits and pieces are there, no stock cracks, somewhere north of $1000.
How much more is purely up to the pockets of the interested purchaser.

Solid rib bawrills aren't necessarily rare, but not to often found.

Quality photos are always best.
 
I think refinishing the wood would increase value slightly. If done by someone who knows their business. An oversanded botched job will just about ruin it though.
 
One person’s wood refinishing job is another’s nightmare. If you are wanting to sell, then it might be best to leave it as is, letting the buyer decide what he/she wants to do. Personally, I think it looks fine as-is.

While I prefer rubbed oil finishes, it would be wrong on an A-5, which probably left the Herstal factory with a light varnish. If you’re keen on refinishing it, I would recommend researching what the original finish was, and duplicating it as closely as possible without resorting to sanding, buffing etc. Once removed, material can’t be put back… Sandpaper and wire brushes are the quickest methods known to render a gun worthless to a collector, and it is the collectors who pay the highest prices.

The A-5 in sixteen, pre-“sweet sixteen” markings, is highly under-appreciated. I have the earlier version to yours, with the 2 9/16” chamber, and the safety at the front end of the trigger guard. For an auto-loader the standard 16 is not a heavy gun (at 7 1/2 pounds), and it handles beautifully.
 
kamlooky said:
Whilst the wood looks to be needing attention and if all the mag tube bits and pieces are there, no stock cracks, somewhere north of $1000.
How much more is purely up to the pockets of the interested purchaser.

Solid rib bawrills aren't necessarily rare, but not to often found.

Quality photos are always best.
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Tiss two barawles with this gun.
One vent rib and a second solid barawl .
The worls consumer market has gone stoopid the last three years.
So, maybe north of 1k and South of 2k.
Nice example of a simpler time when quality was the order of the day ...less bean counters telling engineers how to build something to a price point.
OP, how does she shoot ?
Rob
 
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