Browning Double Auto History.......

[Waterengineer]

This is an interesting thread started over at shotgunworld.com. I was unaware of this gun and the "rainbow effect."

I thought it was historically interesting.

I thought the Browning guys here would be interested.

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=174723

[BigJimP]

I have not seen one of those guns in years ..... but it is an interesting link.

Thanks for sharing it.

[farhurst]

I have a Belguim Browning A5 16 (not sweet) with serial #97985. Can any one tell me year of manufactouring.
Thanks

[Waterengineer]

Some time between 1903 and 1939 is the best guess by Browning. The gun was manufactured at the F.N. factory in Belgium. Most records were lost.

From the Browning Website:

"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."

[Slopemeno]

Designed by Val Browning, IIRC.

[dgludwig]

Bought a brand new one in the winter of 1961. That DoubleAuto (a grey one) has served me well over the intervening years and I consider it to be the finest handling non-double shotgun I've ever used while hunting grouse and woodcock. And I've handled quite a few in my time...:)