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July 22, 2010, 05:56 PM
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BROWNING A5 Age
Info on my ancient A5 that has a five digit serial number 631xx is vague. But it has the triggerguard safety. Would this help in determining the period of manufacture a little closer?
Thanks! Gascheck |
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July 22, 2010, 06:25 PM
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You're right in that information on the very early guns seems to be pretty much non-existent. I had a 5 digit serial # A5 and I never found much info on it beyond the brief blurb here:
http://www.browning.com/customerserv...tail.asp?id=13 Last edited by TxGun; July 22, 2010 at 06:30 PM. |
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July 22, 2010, 06:32 PM
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A5 age
According to Matt Eastman's book it was produced in 1928. (assuming it is a 12 gauge gun)
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July 23, 2010, 12:24 AM
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Old browning A5
Jeff:
Thanks! That's even before I was produced by a few years.  Do you know when they changed from the triggerguard safety? It's a 12 gauge.Gascheck |
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July 24, 2010, 10:35 AM
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A5
Gascheck,
Eastmann states that all pre-war (WWII) had the safety in front of the trigger guard. I suppose that the safety was changed sometime after the War. Jeff |
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