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BROWNING A5 SWEET SIXTEEN DATE OF MANUFACTURE

peedad

Got a sweet sixteen with serial @ X65429. Want to know date of manufacture and thanks

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  • fatcat458

    Belgium FN gun or Japanese??

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  • Grasshopper

    I don't see any ones that start with X

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  • peedad

    It is a Belgium

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  • TRAP55

    X prefix was from 1947 to 1953, yours was made in 1952.

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  • peedad

    Thanks very much

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  • Smitty500mag

    If you will look up toward the top of the page there's a post "Gun Serial Numbers" and scroll down 2 pages and look at page 2359 and it'll show you all the serial numbers for all the Browning 16 ga. - light and standard weights. In 1953 Browning changed the Ser. No. alphabetic character to differentiate between Lightweight (Sweet 16) & Standard weight guns. In fact the Sweet 16 doesn't show up until 1953 with the prefix "S" the others without the S are standard weight. The Sweet 16 will also have "Sweet 16" engraved on the side of the gun. In 1957 - 58 the prefix was "A" for the Sweet 16 lightweight and "T" for the standard weight 16 ga.

    I have a Sweet 16 that was made in 1954 serial no. S11600. My favorite semi auto shotguns.


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  • peedad
    Thank u very much-Ive had my sweet 16 a lot of years and when I take it hunting, it very seldom misses. I love this gun. 

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  • peedad
    Where is this page @ located?

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  • hillbille
    at the top of the page it is one of the announcement/threads just open it up.......peedad said:
    Where is this page @ located?


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  • Smitty500mag
    If it doesn't have Sweet Sixteen engraved on the side it's a standard weight A-5 16 ga. I bet a lot of people have been fooled by unscrupulous sellers over the years. 

     


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