While every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided on serial numbers and dates of manufacture are accurate, records on early production models such as the Auto-5 and Superposed shotguns were not included due to the complexity of numbers, models and grades offered.
I posted a couple of pics on here of my Browning A5. Having only a 5 digit serial number I assumed it was much older than it is.
The serial number is B138**. I could not find the significance of the 'B'. Yesterday, at a gun show, there was a booth that had about 10 A5s. I was discussing this number with the booth owner. It was his opinion that the 'B' designated 12 gauge Remington production for Browning during WWII after Hitler had seized the Belgium facilities where the A5 was manufactured. Indeed, it does not have any of the Belgium markings but does bear the word Browning and a bust of John Browning. So far I have not been able to find a year of production.
I have found out a couple of things on different sites. One points to the serial numbers all being in the 200,000s. Another said that these guns were available to 'servicemen only' during the war. Anybody here have any A5 knowledge?
In 1969 Browning started using two digits for the date of manufacture which was followed by a four digit code that identified the type of Auto-5: M=standard weight G=light weight This was then followed by the serial number beginning with 1000. Example: 69G1000 = A 1969 Auto-5 Lightweight 12 ga. Shotgun with a serial number of 1000. Yours should be a 1971 vintage, serial number 5xxx1. Nothing shows what a 'Z' code should be, M being a 'standard' and G being a 'light'.
They reference those to 12-gauge, I wonder if Z would be a code for one of the 20-gauge versions, or some manner of 'limited edition' model. Add a piece of history to your firearm!
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For more information, please contact Browning Customer Service at 1-800-333-3288. Lastly, I love my A5, replace the recoil spring in it every decade or so.
I replace the bolt return spring about every 15 years or so. Both get worked very hard in use. If the springs get weaker (they do) and the gun continues to see use, they tend to eventually batter the locking rocker assy out of the top of the bolt assy. I do not have the 'minimum resting length' of those springs handy just now, but it is written down downstairs.
When the recoil system is set for 'heavy' and it cycles my trap loads, here's a clue the springs are tired. You will find the hammer pivot bearing wears egg-shaped after 15 or 20 years of hard use too, replace the hammer every couple decades (or 30,000 rounds or so). My Belgian Light 12 has an estimated 70,000 rounds fired, so far, in her life and continues to splat Pheasants, Quail, and Clay Pigeons every year. Not to the limited data at my disposal. The Gold Trigger is a comon touch, even on my 'Grade 1' (the 'standard field grade'). Long worn off the finger face of mine, the vent ribs were an option on most (especially ours age), but I think it was more comonly selected than the plain, and I think it looks better. There were 2 'limited editions' the 'Classic' (prod.
5,000) and 'Classic Gold' (prod. 500) but they were grey receivers (not blued) and among the inlays was the 'One Of Five Thousand (or hundred). These were a 1984 production, so not yours. A call to Browning for a letter will get you all you can find out. You probably have a 'Grade III', if they were still optioning them that way.
My info has those 'upgraded decorations' stopping with a 1949 model change. A5's date back to 1902, fully to 1999. MANY different versions made over the decades. Wow, for more than one reason, I am impressed and jealous at the same time. Well, adding up hunting trips is a nightmare, BUT, for 4 years in the 1980's, year-round, she & I went trap shooting 2x a week, usually 2 boxes a night, which alone is 20,800 rounds. For another 2 years, I was shooting 'eliminations' (aka 'knockout') with some folks every wednesday evening under the lights, year-round.
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Average was 75 shots a night (some over 100, a few, 5 shots, period), making another 7,800 rounds. Busting clay targets on my own with friends and a hand or ground thrower, hunting trips.
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