Belgium Brownings

bsx-r · February 22, 2010, 07:59 PM

Hey I just got some gun from my grandpa they include a Lite 20, Lite 12, and the sweet sixteen, all belguim browning models. I have not be able to locate the year of the sweet sixteen though, the the barrel has alot of marking on it but i have been able to figure out what they mean. Barrel # is B12625 it says Browning Arms Company St. Louis Mo. The receiver # is S57803 the "S" is above the numbers it has a round knob stock if that helps. The back plate on the stock just says browning nothing else not "FN" but the gun is the worst of the three and has been used the most so that could have been changed. If you know anything it would be very helpful! THANKS

zippy13 · February 23, 2010, 05:42 AM

Greetings bsx-r, and welcome abord

Seems to be 1956.

Sweet 16 Ser. Nos.
1953 S1-S3700
1954 S3701-S24850
1955 S24851-S49350
1956 S49350-S72300
1957 S72301-S99908

rbernie · February 23, 2010, 08:47 AM

All of those guns are worth some fairly healthy money, with the Light20 being the most collectible. Don't sell any of them to anyone or make any changes to them without doing some serious research into their value.

February 22, 2010, 07:59 PM	#1
bsx-r Junior Member Join Date: February 22, 2010 Posts: 1	Belgium Brownings Hey I just got some gun from my grandpa they include a Lite 20, Lite 12, and the sweet sixteen, all belguim browning models. I have not be able to locate the year of the sweet sixteen though, the the barrel has alot of marking on it but i have been able to figure out what they mean. Barrel # is B12625 it says Browning Arms Company St. Louis Mo. The receiver # is S57803 the "S" is above the numbers it has a round knob stock if that helps. The back plate on the stock just says browning nothing else not "FN" but the gun is the worst of the three and has been used the most so that could have been changed. If you know anything it would be very helpful! THANKS

February 23, 2010, 05:42 AM	#2
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Greetings bsx-r, and welcome abord Seems to be 1956. Sweet 16 Ser. Nos. 1953 S1-S3700 1954 S3701-S24850 1955 S24851-S49350 1956 S49350-S72300 1957 S72301-S99908

February 23, 2010, 08:47 AM	#3
rbernie Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2004 Location: Plain Ol', TX Posts: 713	All of those guns are worth some fairly healthy money, with the Light20 being the most collectible. Don't sell any of them to anyone or make any changes to them without doing some serious research into their value. __________________ -A conclusion is not a destination, it's simply a convenient place to stop thinking.- -Reading a thing doesn't automatically make it so; repeating it doesn't necessarily make it any truer.- -Every Texan should be a member of the Texas State Rifle Association.

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