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I would guess somewhere around there. Someone helped me out on DHC a while back to age it but I don't remember what they decided on. It shoots the 2 9/16" shells.


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NuffDaddy wrote:I would guess somewhere around there. Someone helped me out on DHC a while back to age it but I don't remember what they decided on. It shoots the 2 9/16" shells.


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PM me your serial #, I have a good reference for dating them.

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A good site, to date them
http://www.browning.com/customerservice ... .asp?id=13

Jarbo, thank you sir!

Found the DHC post. They decided it was from 1938.


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NuffDaddy wrote:Found the DHC post. They decided it was from 1938.


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Thats awesome. I wish mine had the rounded grip on it but I got mine cheap and it is in real good condition.

I picked up a few rounded grips and it could be because I have small hands, but it just didn't feel like I had a good "backstop" to the recoil. Non the less they are beautiful guns!

My grandpa has two Auto 5s, one is a Light Twelve and one is a Sweet Sixteen. Both have round grips on them. I think they were made in the 50's, it is unreal how much the price goes up from a 12 to a 16.

Check that link I posted, if you have the serial numbers it will give you date. One thing I will say about the A5's is that they are the working mans shotgun who hold value like a collectores item.

NuffDaddy wrote:Found the DHC post. They decided it was from 1938.


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SN# 199201-208400 for 12ga

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NuffDaddy wrote:Found the DHC post. They decided it was from 1938.


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Thats awesome. I wish mine had the rounded grip on it but I got mine cheap and it is in real good condition.

never know my grandma had it until a couple months ago. She got it out to show me and I could see a lot of rust spots on the barrel and trigger. It killed me when I saw it. Took it home and cleaned it up and luckily the rust hadn't noticeably affected the finish yet.


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NuffDaddy wrote:Found the DHC post. They decided it was from 1938.


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SN# 199201-208400 for 12ga

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it's a 16 gauge. Sent you a PM too.


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Date Historic Information Serial Number Info
1903-1939 First 10,000 shipped to U.S. Marked with "BROWNING AUTOMATIC ARMS CO. OGDEN UTAH-U.S.A." Very few serial number records remain. Beginning with Serial Number 1 to approximately 228,000. Exact production figures are not available. Year of manufacture on Pre-World War II production is strictly a guess.

Sounds like my link may not be that great. But if it is in fact correct it's a really old gun.

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jarbo03 wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:Found the DHC post. They decided it was from 1938.


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it's a 16 gauge. Sent you a PM too.


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Definitely a 1938 model
111001-118200 are the SN# for 1938 16ga. Was the 2nd year for the Sweet 16, which is my favorite gun.


Weston, the #s in Brownings website are very confusing, as far as I know, they only work on 12ga. Models
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That's all I could find is what was throwing me off. The serial number didn't jive at all which confused the crap out if me.

As my Dad was buying some one thing I came to realize is that the good ones usually don't stay on the market long. They are such a solid gun and when you shoulder them you are close to the POI you want to be. Not to mention tough as hell, guess that's why they fetch the prices they do

The Duck Hammer wrote:My grandpa has two Auto 5s, one is a Light Twelve and one is a Sweet Sixteen. Both have round grips on them. I think they were made in the 50's, it is unreal how much the price goes up from a 12 to a 16.

My Sweet 16 is a 1954. Have heard a few people tell me that was one of the best eras for the A5.

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Another one my pops bought, round handle

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The Duck Hammer wrote:My grandpa has two Auto 5s, one is a Light Twelve and one is a Sweet Sixteen. Both have round grips on them. I think they were made in the 50's, it is unreal how much the price goes up from a 12 to a 16.

My Sweet 16 is a 1954. Have heard a few people tell me that was one of the best eras for the A5.

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My grandpa bought his brand new in the 50s and has since put tens of thousands of rounds through it and everything on it is original except for the forarm.

I've heard that they have cracking issue's but there is a place here in MO that can replace them. Let me know if you ever need work on them and I will PM you their info. They do great work on the A5's

My Auto 5

Guess I'll share too, again.

Model 1897 Winchester 16 gauge. Notice the trigger and action. Browning designed this shotgun.

Very nice Betty. I want one of those over a model 12. If Browning designed it, it is far superior.

The Duck Hammer wrote:Very nice Betty. I want one of those over a model 12. If Browning designed it, it is far superior.

That shotgun...has not been fired since I shot it the last time in the 1970's. We put it up because of all the attention it got. I'd take it out of its case at a shooting range, load it, shoot it two or three times and have to stop because a line of people would form who wanted to look, touch, and hold it. My dad would get upset, pack all our stuff up and leave. He'd mutter something about all the phone calls he's going to get tonight, and that was that.

By the time we got home there would be 4-5 messages from people wanting to buy the shotgun. It would take a few weeks for the calls to finally end. That's why we retired it.

Read this article on the "M97 trench-gun" from WW1.
That shotgun is very old and rare.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1897

Mine is a "riot-gun" and was never used in a battle. You can tell by how it doesn't have the bayonet attachment and it also has no provisions for a sling.

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The Duck Hammer wrote:Very nice Betty. I want one of those over a model 12. If Browning designed it, it is far superior.

That shotgun...has not been fired since I shot it the last time in the 1970's. We put it up because of all the attention it got. I'd take it out of its case at a shooting range, load it, shoot it two or three times and have to stop because a line of people would form who wanted to look, touch, and hold it. My dad would get upset, pack all our stuff up and leave. He'd mutter something about all the phone calls he's going to get tonight, and that was that.

By the time we got home there would be 4-5 messages from people wanting to buy the shotgun. It would take a few weeks for the calls to finally end. That's why we retired it.

Read this article on the "M97 trench-gun" from WW1.
That shotgun is very old and rare.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1897

Mine is a "riot-gun" and was never used in a battle. You can tell by how it doesn't have the bayonet attachment and it also has no provisions for a sling.

Betty by the pics it doesn't look like a riot gun. I may be wrong but that barrel looks longer that 20" and I have never heard of a 16 ga riot gun. Either way it is an awesome piece of history.

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The Duck Hammer wrote:Very nice Betty. I want one of those over a model 12. If Browning designed it, it is far superior.

That shotgun...has not been fired since I shot it the last time in the 1970's. We put it up because of all the attention it got. I'd take it out of its case at a shooting range, load it, shoot it two or three times and have to stop because a line of people would form who wanted to look, touch, and hold it. My dad would get upset, pack all our stuff up and leave. He'd mutter something about all the phone calls he's going to get tonight, and that was that.

By the time we got home there would be 4-5 messages from people wanting to buy the shotgun. It would take a few weeks for the calls to finally end. That's why we retired it.

Read this article on the "M97 trench-gun" from WW1.
That shotgun is very old and rare.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1897

Mine is a "riot-gun" and was never used in a battle. You can tell by how it doesn't have the bayonet attachment and it also has no provisions for a sling.

Betty by the pics it doesn't look like a riot gun. I may be wrong but that barrel looks longer that 20" and I have never heard of a 16 ga riot gun. Either way it is an awesome piece of history.

I been snooping around the house the parents abandoned about 26 yrs ago. Was searching for THAT shotgun. I about peed myself when I found it in an un-locked gunsafe that's kept in an un-locked garage. If I had found it 25 yrs ago it would be in better shape. The finish on the stock got a bit moldy sitting out in the garage all them years.

jarbo03 wrote:Mossberg Silver Reserve, had it camo dipped this spring, it is my waterfowl and turkey gun.

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16 ga. O/U for upland and dove

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My favorite gun is a 1954 Sweet 16 A5

Amazing guns dude, hoping to have the same guns as yours.

jarbo03 wrote:Mossberg Silver Reserve, had it camo dipped this spring, it is my waterfowl and turkey gun.

OU1.jpg

16 ga. O/U for upland and dove

IMAG0370.jpg

My favorite gun is a 1954 Sweet 16 A5

How do you like the Silver Reserve Jarbo?

I'm considering getting the 12/20 combo. I see good reviews, and bad reviews...I think that the bad ones are from the guys that have never really given Mossberg a chance.