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dustygrey
I have a Belgium Browning A-5 with serial number 7xxx. According to the Browning site this gun was part of the ORIGINAL 10,000 ordered by Browning in 1903. I can believe it. I have never seen one even close to it. Unfortunately time and various owners have not been good to the old girl. The wood is NOT original and some of the internal parts are missing. I have 30 yrs experience restoring doubles but "0" with the Autos. Where can I find early era parts for this piece of history? Failing in that where can I get the spec. drawings for the parts so I can make them in my shop. Any ideas will help. Even pictures of the prewar, World War I models would help. The upper and lower tang appear to have been on a straight grip stock!! I'll make the stock if I can see what one looks like. Some of you collectors PLEASE HELP me.
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  • dustygrey
    Can anyone tell me more about this 12ga?
    Top of the barrel marked Bbowning Automatic Arms Co Ogden Utah USA.
    Receiver marked Fabrique-Nationale-Herstal-Liege.Belgium-Browning's-Patents. Oct9 1900- Dec17 1901-Sept30 1902-June 16 1903
    4 digit SN# 23xx
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  • bobski
    what length bbl does it say on the box? all my nib browning guns had matching serial numbers, yet, if one got switched during its life, the gun is for the most part still worth book, its just the diehard collectors would pass on paying top dollar for it!

    former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, former navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction. NRA certified instructor.
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  • dustygrey
    the box does not say the orignal tag is gone that had all that information on it there is one tage on the box. says packaged in vpi vapor phase inhibitor printed in Belgium box was blue in color

    kelly lee
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  • Spring Creek
    I wouldn't be concerned.
    Many time a gun with the right wood color and everything but the
    choke or maybe lack of vent rib was going to lose the sale.
    So off came the barrel from similar gauged gun on the rack and
    put on the other gun. Everything is going to work fine and
    buyer and dealer are happy as a lark.
    No big problem, just now there are two "mis-matched" numbered guns
    that moments before were correct.
    It happened time and time again and isn't of any concern, unless like bobski said. To the "purist" and on a 100% perfect gun, the
    avid collector is going to try to keep numbers matching.
    For the hunter, I don't think the duck will quack anymore or anyless'
    when he gets nailed by a "mis-matched" gun.


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