Highest grade engraving with gold/silver inlay.
Depends on weather the receiver is made of aluminum or steel.
On the bottom of the receiver just forward of the magazine port. American A5s are on the left hand side of the receiver
You can obtain 16. If you think about it, 2 A5s go into 1 A4, 4 A5s go into 1 A3, 8 A5s go into 1 A2, and 16 A5s go into 1 A1.
Probably filled in by an owner with a colored additive. True gold inlay will run about 100 an inch.
The very first A5s were made in Belgium in 1903. Several thousand were made for import to Browning and were marked "Browning Automatic Arms CO." After the first several Thousand, were shipped to Browning in the US, Fabrique Nationale (FN) made the gun for worldwide sales outside the United States. No more guns came into the US for 20 years. In 1923, Browning became "Browning Arms Co." and started importing guns from Belgium.
About 1931. However, ALL 16 g A5s are not "Sweet 16s". See the lined article: http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=297760
This gun was made in 1975, the last year of production for A5s in Belgium. Use the link below for value. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_value_of_a_Browning_Sweet_Sixteen
That would be a toss up between the very first one and the very last one.
Browning quit making the Auto5 in 1998. Some of those later made A5's can still be bought new in the box from private owners or some dealers. They have risen sharply in value, but if you watch the gun sites on the internet you might find a good deal. Late model A5s New In Box usually run $1000-$1500 in the second hand market. recommend the gunbroker.com or gunsamerica.com
Sounds like you have an "American Browning" made from 1940-1949. These guns were made by Remington under contract to Browning during the German Occupation of Belgium when Browning could not import their Belgium guns. They do not say Remington anywhere on the gun, but essentially were made like the Remington Model 11, with the addition of the magazine cutoff. Browning specified that the serial numbers start at 5000 for each guage preceded by a letter to denote guage. A= 16ga / B=12ga / C= 20ga. Thus serial number B5000 was the first 12ga made in 1940. The serial number is on the left side of the receiver.
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