The value of your Browning Sweet Sixteen auto-5 shotgun round knob can not be determined without you giving a detailed description of the shotguns overall condition including the condition of the bore.
Just before WII.
Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen 16 gauge shotgun. Original Belgian made sweet 16 with matted rib barrel. Early gun with round knob made in 1963. $1150.00 see picture Item# S1659. I found this information at http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/newarrivals-II.htm The serial number specified in the question was made in 1948. sales@countrygunsmith.net
A shotgun built on a round action.
Call Glen( Browning Historian) gave info this is 1958 Belgium made Sweet sixteen,Butt is original(FN means Frebrick?National belgium) barrel St Louis is for this sweet sixteen. Browning had a fire way back and all 1956-58 a5 and superpose were lost in fire.browning can not be specific about the sale receipt due to fire. So anybody looking for 56-58 sweet sixteen, a5 or superpose paperwork you're out of luck.
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the worlds deadliest shotgun is the aa12 it is so because i can be equipped with a 12 round drum , a 30 round drum and a 32 round drum it could also be equipped woth a high explosive grenade round. it could also shoot repitedly or fully automatic this is why it is the worlds deadliest shotgun
This "E5" makes no sense. There isn't a Browning prefix known in any guage with this combination, however if the information is correct, it is best to have an expert examine the gun to identify what it is. Please re-check the numbers.
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I did not know that Sweets were ever made in Japan. I have an FN round knob, and my cousin has a square one. If they do exist, they are worth less than a Belgium(sp?), but, unlike an FN, will shoot steel shot. Ric -- Sure, They Did -- Miroku made the Auto-5 Sweet Sixteen from 1987-1992. Mint condition examples are bringing over $1000 fairly reliably.
1923 - 1966 had round knobs as standard stocks 1967 and up had flat pistol grips auto5man my browning a-5 made in 1988 in liege belgium has the roung knob stock, and i know it has never been changed. I ask the question " did browning offer both round knobs and pistol grips from 1067 on?"