They were made. The code on the left rear of the barrel for a cylinder choke would be ***. Improved cylinder is marked with two astricks and a minus sign,so **-. Here are the Browning choke markings: * =Full.*- = Imp. Mod.,** = Mod.,**- = Imp.Cly., **$ = Skeet and *** = Cly.
The Sweet was available in all chokes (with the exception of an open choke) at one time or another. '*' designates full choke (F). '*-' designates improved modified choke (IM). '**' designates modified choke (M). '**-' designates improved cylinder choke (IC). '**$' designates skeet (SK). '***' designates cylinder bore (CYL).
The Browning Sweet 16 is a 16 gauge shotgun manufactured in Belgium. It uses a true 16 gauge barrel and as such is a wonderful shotgun. To a hunter this is a sweet weapon.
Although both are interchangeable, a true Sweet 16 barrel will have three holes drilled through the barrel band. This was one of the ways Browning lightened the barrel. The rib will also be a smidge thinner than on a regular barrel.
Check the barrel and receiver.
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Check the receiver and barrel
On the bottom of the receiver in front of the loading port
it would be stamped on the right side of the barrel.
They were made in 24". 26", 28" and 30"
Check the barrel and receiver.
Belgian proofmarks, year of manufacture, barrel inscription. == ==
Be sure your gun was made in 1926. Only lightweight 16 guages are called "sweet sixteens". Sweets did not come out until 1937 and Browning never made a 16ga magnum. Likely you have a standard weight Browning 16 guage. Your gun should be marked on the barrel OGDEN UTAH if it was made in 1926. The chamber is 16ga 2 9/16. If you have a Sweet 16, the easiest way to check is the barrel ring. Take the forearm off and look at the ring that is welded to the barrel. If it has three holes drilled through, then it is a sweet 16 barrel. This doesnt mean the gun is a sweet. too hard to explain how to tell on the receiver. Scroll marking "sweet sixteen"on the legend began in 1948 /49 auto5man