gun. browning ,made belgium

[jon43]

i tryed putting this in another form but did not get no info, i hope know one minds me putting it here my sis is cleaning out her boy friends house and he showed me this shotgun. its got a gold trigger its a semi auto 20 ga. can anyone tell me how old it is. he is suposed to bring it over to night to look at the markings on it. i should have done it when i took the pic but at the time the 600$ price he had on it made me run for the door now he wants 500$ thanks for any help?

 

[Functional]

i tryed putting this in another form but did not get no info, i hope know one minds me putting it here my sis is cleaning out her boy friends house and he showed me this shotgun. its got a gold trigger its a semi auto 20 ga. can anyone tell me how old it is. he is suposed to bring it over to night to look at the markings on it. i should have done it when i took the pic but at the time the 600$ price he had on it made me run for the door now he wants 500$ thanks for any help?

I did a search on my favorite gun sales website and narrowed it down to these:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/Search.h...0&OI=0&LTID=CL,A,AB,BA&AC=&MN=0&MX=0&F=&CA=85

You might want to check out the prices and info on that Colt while your on that website. With the gold trigger and any other unusual features on your Browning A-5 Light, it could be worth more, or less that those listed. None of the ones I saw were pre-1967, so if yours is older, it may be worth more.

You can download the manual for the Browning Auto-5 Light from here:
http://www.browning.com/products/manuals/index.asp
(6.3 Mb's)

The serial number should be located under the receiver just ahead of the loading port. Once you have that, you can use it to find out the year, etc from this page:
http://www.browning.com/services/dategun/detail.asp?id=13

The number you posted, (2z 56931), doesn't sound like the right one to be a serial number, at least not according to the Browning website page I posted above.

F.

 

[jon43]

i tryed putting this in another form but did not get no info, i hope know one minds me putting it here my sis is cleaning out her boy friends house and he showed me this shotgun. its got a gold trigger its a semi auto 20 ga. can anyone tell me how old it is. he is suposed to bring it over to night to look at the markings on it. i should have done it when i took the pic but at the time the 600$ price he had on it made me run for the door now he wants 500$ thanks for any help?

I did a search on my favorite gun sales website and narrowed it down to these:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/Search.h...0&OI=0&LTID=CL,A,AB,BA&AC=&MN=0&MX=0&F=&CA=85

You might want to check out the prices and info on that Colt while your on that website. With the gold trigger and any other unusual features on your Browning A-5 Light, it could be worth more, or less that those listed. None of the ones I saw were pre-1967, so if yours is older, it may be worth more.

You can download the manual for the Browning Auto-5 Light from here:
http://www.browning.com/products/manuals/index.asp
(6.3 Mb's)

The serial number should be located under the receiver just ahead of the loading port. Once you have that, you can use it to find out the year, etc from this page:
http://www.browning.com/services/dategun/detail.asp?id=13

The number you posted, (2z 56931), doesn't sound like the right one to be a serial number, at least not according to the Browning website page I posted above.

F.

thanks for the link that is the number thats ahead of the loading port. on the butt plate its got fn automatic browning

 

[jon43]

butt plate darn that did not turn out to good, the pic. anyway im stuck now hes coming over for his frist payment

 

[BioProfessor]

Are you sure you are looking at the loading port? It is underneath the gun. Not on the side.

Daryl

 

[jon43]

Are you sure you are looking at the loading port? It is underneath the gun. Not on the side.

Daryl

yes under the loading port and were the shells go in. i tryed to take some pics but will not show the no# i will try again

 

[SomeGuy]

Are you sure you are looking at the loading port? It is underneath the gun. Not on the side.

Daryl

yes under the loading port and were the shells go in. i tryed to take some pics but will not show the no# i will try again

Perhaps you could highlight the #s by rubbing a piece of chalk over them, or use talcum powder and wipe off excess.

 

[jon43]

hope you can zoom in some?

 

[SomeGuy]

Someday I'll post a tutorial on how to fix these.

Meanwhile, try to re-photograph in open shade, or bright room light, no flash, to avoid flare. Try with and without highlighting numbers as describe above.

 

[BioProfessor]

In 1976 Browning standardized its serial number identification which it followed until 1998.
1. Auto-5 Type
151=Magnum 12 gauge
161=Magnum 20 gauge
211=Light 12 gauge
221=Sweet 16
231=Light 20 gauge
2. Date of Manufacture
is a two digit code
Z=1
Y=2
X=3
W=4
V=5
T=6
R=7
P=8
N=9
M=0
3. Serial Number
beginning with 01001
at the start of each year.


Does this help??

Daryl

 

[BioProfessor]

Here is better info:

In 1958 FN/Browning started using a number and letter prefix for date of manufacture, starting with the last number of the year, and followed by a letter designation for the model. So s/n 8H XXXXX, for example, would be a 1958 standard-weight gun.

Of course, when they got to 1968, that plan fell apart so they began using the last two digits of the year, plus a letter code, plus a unique serial number. So s/n 68H XXXXX would be a 1968 standard-weight gun.

Daryl

 

[jon43]

my wife did not want me to buy it and the guy did not want to sell it, no guns in my sisters house but its not in that bad of shape. this kodak dig, cam. sometimes i can take good pic,s and some times not :P one more time :P that did not work. thanks for all the help

 

[BioProfessor]

Finally. Here you go.


Serialization information
A-5 (AUTOMATIC 5) SHOTGUN - 20 ga.
Year - Lt.Wt. 20 Magnum 20 Introduced in 1967
1958 - 8Z

1959 - 9Z

1960 - 0Z
1961 - 1Z
1962 - 2Z
1963 - 3Z
1964 - 4Z
1965 - 5Z
1966 - 6Z
1967 -7Z - 7X
1968 - 68Z - 68X
1969 - 69Z - 69X
1970 - 70Z - 70X
1971 - 71Z - 71X
1972 - 72Z - 72X
1973 - 73Z - 73X
1974 - 74Z - 74X
1975 - 75Z - 75X
1976 - 76Z - 76X

So yours is a 1962 LT 20


Daryl

 

[BioProfessor]

From: WikiAnswers

What would be a fair price to purchase a browning 20 ga auto a 5 shotgun in good condition mfg date is 1962?

First answer by Doggone Slim. Last edit by Doggone Slim. Contributor trust: 247 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 27 [recommend question | report question]

Answer

A Browning Standardweight Auto-5 20 guage books at $495 (100% condition) to $240 (60%) for the plain barrel model; $650 to $275 for the Matted rib (solid); and $795 to $375 for the vent rib version. Add 10% for a rounded pistol grip knob on the stock. Add 20% for new in box condition. Examine all Auto-5's for forearm cracks (a generic problem from barrel recoil). Make sure the barrel address is correct for the model year (1962 should read "Morgan, Utah and Montreal, P.Q.).

I'm not sure how much the Light 20 would increase its value if at all.

Daryl

 

[MichaelB]

I have 2 Belgium Browning 12 gauge with gold triggers. The were my gfathers. In LA (Lower Alabama) the Belgium models carry a premium.

MichaelB

 

[Functional]

You may want to read through the following two forums and perhaps even post to them for further information. They don't seem to allow pictures, or at least I didn't see any there, so you'll have to carefully examine your gun (maybe use a magnifying glass).

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=441

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/vie...previous&sid=2735508e36cbdbbfb97801d65f28832b

F.

 

[jon43]

You may want to read through the following two forums and perhaps even post to them for further information. They don't seem to allow pictures, or at least I didn't see any there, so you'll have to carefully examine your gun (maybe use a magnifying glass).

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=441

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/vie...previous&sid=2735508e36cbdbbfb97801d65f28832b

F.

thanks again for the links

 

[jon43]

Finally. Here you go.


Serialization information
A-5 (AUTOMATIC 5) SHOTGUN - 20 ga.
Year - Lt.Wt. 20 Magnum 20 Introduced in 1967
1958 - 8Z

1959 - 9Z

1960 - 0Z
1961 - 1Z
1962 - 2Z
1963 - 3Z
1964 - 4Z
1965 - 5Z
1966 - 6Z
1967 -7Z - 7X
1968 - 68Z - 68X
1969 - 69Z - 69X
1970 - 70Z - 70X
1971 - 71Z - 71X
1972 - 72Z - 72X
1973 - 73Z - 73X
1974 - 74Z - 74X
1975 - 75Z - 75X
1976 - 76Z - 76X

So yours is a 1962 LT 20


Daryl

thanks bio. i was hopeing it was older but i now think i might have paid a bit more then its worth by maybe 75$. i would say its 85 to 90% in shape. i told him he could have it back for what he paid me for it anytime because my sis , no guns in her house its was his his dads or granddads and he said he would buy it back if him and my sis split but i do like the gun

 

[BioProfessor]

It's a really good gun. They don't make them like they used to. Enjoy it. I don't think you paid too much. Belgium made Brownings keep their value and I've seen my share of really crappy ones (no rust but no blue luster left either go for more than $500 easy. I would say keep it for now and if you decide you can't keep it, you should be able to either sell it an make a little or trade it for something else - Boat, camper, etc.

Daryl

 

[Monty]

Uh...you might consider shrinking those pics down some. Use the macro setting on your camera if you have one. Would be a lot clearer and easier to view. Monty

 

[dgaughan]

you should buy it the a-5 is a sweet gun i had a 12 gauge version a nice shooting gun besides you can't go wrong with a browning shot gun