There are no factory engraved doves on a sweet 16. The only exception would be a high grade that was a special order gun. It could have been done by somebody else. Please state the serial number and condition of the gun and re-ask the question. Explain the dove as well.
Yes.It is very possable that Browning produced such a model,especially in the higher grades of the sweet sixteen.
Both the sweet sixteen model and the regular production semi auto shotguns were Browning auto-5 shotgun models.The regular Browning auto-5 shotgun had engraving on the receivers just like the sweet-sixteen.
(ON REAR LEFT-SIDE OF BARREL) '*' 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).
Your browning sweet sixteen was made by browning in 1953.
Your browning sweet sixteen was made by browning in 1959.
Your browning sweet sixteen was made for browning in 1922 by FN of belguim.
Your browning sweet sixteen was made by browning in 1953.
This gun was made in 1959 in Herstal Belgium. In 1959, Browning opened a service center in Canada and started engraving their barrels a St. Louis and Montreal. This Barrel marking remained from 1959 to 1969. Browning Shotguns were never made in Canada.
Your browning sixteen gauge shotgun was made by FN for browning in 1949.
Your browning sweet sixteen shotgun was made by FN of belguim for browning in 1961.
You must call Browning.
your browning sweet sixteen was made in 1959.